Top billed cast

1. 

   Charlton Heston

   Ramon Miguel Vargas

2. 

   Janet Leigh

   Susan 'Susie' Vargas

3. 

   Orson Welles

   Police Captain Hank Quinlan

4. 

   Joseph Calleia

   Police Sergeant Pete Menzies

5. 

   Akim Tamiroff

   'Uncle' Joe Grandi

6. 

   Joanna Moore

   Marcia Linnekar

7. 

   Ray Collins

   District Attorney Adair

8. 

   Dennis Weaver

   Mirador Motel Night Manager

9. 

   Valentin de Vargas

   Pancho

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak

Written by Wuchak on 2018-08-16

Welles/Heston B&W cult noir is great on a technical level, but meh as a viewing experience

On the Texas border a Mexican detective (Charlton Heston) assists an American investigation into a shocking murder of an American official on the border, but he soon learns that the imposing & slovenly Sheriff (Orson Welles) is shady with a penchant for framing. Janet Leigh is on hand as the detective’s new bride, an American.

“Touch of Evil” (1958) was written/directed by Welles (loosely based on a book) and has a huge reputation as a B&W noir-ish cult flick. There ARE interesting technical...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$829,000.00

Revenue
$2,247,500.00

Keywords

• hotel
• gangster
• brothel
• border
• investigation
• honeymoon
• usa–mexico border
• car bomb
• film noir
• black and white