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Touch of Evil (1958)
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Orson Welles Director

previously directed Othello

Crime and police corruption begin to emerge in a Mexican border town.

Trivia:

The opening, continuous tracking shot is three minutes and twenty three seconds long. Many consider it to be one of the absolute best long takes in the history of cinema.

Writers
	Orson Welles	Screenplay
	Whit Masterson	Novel
	Paul Monash	Writer
	Franklin Coen	contributing writer: reshoots

Cast
	Charlton Heston	Ramon Miguel 'Mike' Vargas
	Janet Leigh	Susan 'Susie' Vargas
	Orson Welles	Police Captain Hank Quinlan
	Joseph Calleia	Police Sergeant Pete Menzies
	Akim Tamiroff	'Uncle' Joe Grandi
	Joanna Moore	Marcia Linnekar
	Ray Collins	District Attorney Adair
	Dennis Weaver	Mirador Motel Night Manager
	Valentin de Vargas	Pancho - Grandi Hood
	Mort Mills	Al Schwartz - District Attorney's Assistant
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Name	Touch of Evil
US Release	June 8, 1958
UK Release
AUS Release
Runtime	111
Language(s)	Add a new language English
Genre(s)	Add a new genre Crime Thriller Film Noir
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