Touch of Evil

Touch of Evil

1958 · 111 min · EN · 7.7 (1,666 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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A border-town bombing draws Mexican investigator Miguel Vargas into a corruption-ridden police investigation led by crooked captain Hank Quinlan, setting off a deadly struggle over power, justice, and truth.

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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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