Touch of Evil (1958)

Name: Touch of Evil
Director: Orson Welles
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Released: 1958
Duration: 111 min

"The strangest vengeance ever planned!"

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👍 85%Google users liked it ⓘ

Critics Score

🎬 98% (RT: 96%, MC: 99)

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Director

Orson Welles

Runtime

1h 51m

Country

United States of America

Language

English

TMDB Rating

7.8/10 (1,566 votes)

Rotten Tomatoes

96%

Metacritic

Cast

Charlton Heston as Ramon Miguel Vargas · 78% avg

Janet Leigh as Susan 'Susie' Vargas · 82% avg

Orson Welles as Police Captain Hank Quinlan · 81% avg

Joseph Calleia as Police Sergeant Pete Menzies · 84% avg

Akim Tamiroff as 'Uncle' Joe Grandi · 82% avg

Joanna Moore as Marcia Linnekar

Ray Collins as District Attorney Adair · 84% avg

Dennis Weaver as Mirador Motel Night Manager

Is Touch of Evil good?

Yes. 85% of real audiences liked it, by Google's archived audience score. Critics gave it 98%.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre

#243 / 1253 · Crime

Rank in its year

#6 / 10 · 1958

Rank among its director's films

#2 / 5 · Orson Welles

By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

Overview

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. Wikipedia ↗

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