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Touch of Evil(Movie, 1958)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 51min | Genres: Crime, Thriller, Mystery
Touch of EvilRating: 3.9/5 (with 603603 votes)
Touch of Evil is a 1958 American film noir written and directed by Orson Welles, who also stars in the film. The screenplay was loosely based on the contemporary Whit Masterson novel Badge of Evil (1956). The cast included Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh, Joseph Calleia, Akim Tamiroff and Marlene Dietrich. Universal-International commissioned the film adaptation of the novel in April 1956. Albert Zugsmith was selected as producer, who then hired television writer Paul Monash to write the script. Heston was brought on board to star in January 1957 and suggested that Welles direct the project. Welles was hired to direct and star, as well as re-write the script. Filming started the next month and wrapped in April. During the film's post-production, creative differences between Welles and Universal exec... ()
Movie poster of Touch of Evil

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"Touch of Evil" is currently available on 2 providers. Touch of Evil can be rented on Amazon Instant Video and Apple / iTunes Store (SD/HD/4K) or purchased on Amazon Instant Video and Apple / iTunes Store (as a download from the website or as a Blu-ray Disc/DVD).

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Available languages: German, English
Available subtitles: English
Duration: 1h 35min
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Duration: 1h 35min
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About Touch of Evil

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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Trailer for Touch of Evil + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Touch of Evil (1958) Original Trailer [FHD](Trailer, 2:12)

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Shot in: California
Based on: "Badge of Evil" (find it on Amazon)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN), Spanish (ES)
Translated into 27 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Persian (FA), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Lithuanian (LT), Dutch (NL), Norwegian (NO), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Slovak (SK), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 04/29/1958 (World premiere: 03/30/1958)
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Sed de mal"
"Допир до злото"
"A Marca da Maldade"
"历劫佳人"
"狂野生死恋"
"Politiets blinde øje"
"Sed de Mal"
"Pahan kosketus"
"La Soif du Mal"
"Ο άρχων του τρόμου"
"Το Άγγιγμα του Κακού"
"黒い罠"
"검은 함정"
"악의 손길"
"Sed de mal"
Budget: 829,000 USD
Revenue: 2,247,500 USD (= 271%)
Color: Black & White (B/W)

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