Find Request It
Cover Image

Touch Of Evil

"[F]ilm noir portrait of corruption and morally compromised obsessions tell the story of a crooked police chief who frames a Mexican youth as part of an intricate criminal plot." -- Container.

Saved in:
Other Authors: Welles, Orson, 1915-1985 (Screenwriter, Director), Zugsmith, Albert (Producer), Metty, Russell (director of photography.), Vogel, Virgil W., 1919-1996 (Editor of moving image work), Stell, Aaron (Editor of moving image work), Mancini, Henry (composer (expression)), Heston, Charlton (Actor), Leigh, Janet (Actor), Calleia, Joseph, 1897-1975 (Actor), Tamiroff, Akim, 1899-1972 (Actor), Moore, Joanna, -1997 (Actor), Collins, Ray, 1889-1965 (Actor), Weaver, Dennis (Actor), De Vargas, Valentin (Actor), Mills, Mort, 1919-1993 (Actor), Dietrich, Marlene (Actor), Gábor, Zsa Zsa (Actor), Masterson, Whit
Format: Videos DVD
Language:English
French
Spanish
Published: Universal City, Calif. : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, ©2008
Edition:50th anniversary ed.
Subjects:
Murder > Investigation > Mexican-American Border Region > Drama.
Police corruption > Mexican-American Border Region > Drama.
Drug enforcement agents > Mexican-American Border Region > Drama.
Masterson, Whit. > Badge of evil > Film adaptations.
Film noir.
Film adaptations.
Feature films.
Crime films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Summary:"[F]ilm noir portrait of corruption and morally compromised obsessions tell the story of a crooked police chief who frames a Mexican youth as part of an intricate criminal plot." -- Container.
Item Description:Based on the novel "Badge of evil" by Whit Masterson.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1958.
Includes 3 versions of the film: restored version, 1998 cut restored to Welles' vision based on a memo to the studio; theatrical version, original version seen by audiences in 1958; preview version, created prior to the theatrical version and incorporating some of Orson Welles' requests.
Physical Description:2 videodiscs (161 min.) : sd., b&w and col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (58 p.) in envelope.
Format:DVD in anamorphic widescreen 1.85:1 aspect ratio presentation ; Region 1 ; NTSC ; Dolby Digital 2.0.
Audience:Theatrical and preview version: Not rated ; restored version rated PG-13 by the MPAA.
Awards:Named to the National Film Registry in 1993 by the Library of Congress.
Winner, Special Award, 1998 New York Film Critics Circle Awards (Rich Schmidlin) for the restored version.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Russell Metty ; editors, Virgil Vogel, Aaron Stell ; music, Henry Mancini.

Similar Items