Touch of Evil

Touch of Evil

1958 · 111 min · EN · 7.8 (1,291 votes)
Dir. Orson Welles · Starring Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh, Orson Welles, Joseph Calleia, Akim Tamiroff, Joanna Moore · Music Henry Mancini

The strangest vengeance ever planned!

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When a car bomb explodes on the American side of the U.S./Mexico border, Mexican drug enforcement agent Miguel Vargas begins his investigation, along with American police captain Hank Quinlan. When Vargas begins to suspect that Quinlan and his shady partner, Menzies, are planting evidence to frame an innocent man, his investigations into their possible corruption quickly put himself and his new bride, Susie, in jeopardy.

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A suffocating descent into moral decay, where justice is a twisted game and shadows hide more than they reveal. Its relentless tension and expressionistic black-and-white visuals create a truly unsettling, cynical experience that lingers long after the credits.

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