Touch of Evil
1958 · Movie · 108 min. · United States
An unseen man sets the timer on an explosive device. The clock starts ticking down as soon as he stashes it in the boot of a fancy-looking car. Immediately afterwards, a well-heeled businessman motors off with his cheap-looking girlfriend. Through the tawdry streets they roll, until they pass by Mexican lawman Ramon "Mike" Vargas (Charlton Heston) and his new wife Susan (Janet Leigh). As the newly-weds cross over the border, into the US, they catch up and overtake the automobile. Just a few steps more and the car explodes in a ball of flame, casting harsh shadows. Unfortunately this is an international incident since the bomb was set in Mexico and detonated in America.
Direction Orson Welles
Cast Charlton Heston · Janet Leigh · Orson Welles · Marlene Dietrich · Joseph Calleia · Akim Tamiroff · Dennis Weaver · Ray Collins · Mercedes McCambridge · Joseph Cotten · Zsa Zsa Gabor
Soundtrack Henry Mancini
Screenplay Orson Welles · Whit Masterson
Cinematography Russell Metty
Original title Touch of Evil
8.2
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