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Touch of Evil (1958)
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Stark, perverse story of murder, kidnapping, and police corruption in Mexican border town. Director:Orson Welles |
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Joanna Moore | ... |
Marcia Linnekar
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Valentin de Vargas | ... |
Pancho
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Mort Mills | ... | |
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Victor Millan | ... |
Manelo Sanchez
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Lalo Rios | ... |
Risto
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Michael Sargent | ... |
Pretty Boy
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Phil Harvey | ... |
Blaine
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Joi Lansing | ... |
Zita
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Storyline
Mexican Narcotics officer Ramon Miguel 'Mike' Vargas has to interrupt his honeymoon on the Mexican-US border when an American building contractor is killed after someone places a bomb in his car. He's killed on the US side of the border but it's clear that the bomb was planted on the Mexican side. As a result, Vargas delays his return to Mexico City where he has been mounting a case against the Grandi family crime and narcotics syndicate. Police Captain Hank Quinlan is in charge on the US side and he soon has a suspect, a Mexican named Manolo Sanchez. Vargas is soon onto Quinlan and his Sergeant, Pete Menzies, when he catches them planting evidence to convict Sanchez. With his new American wife, Susie, safely tucked away in a hotel on the US side of the border - or so he thinks - he starts to review Quinlan's earlier cases. While concentrating on the corrupt policeman however, the Grandis have their own plans for Vargas and they start with his wife Susie. Written by garykmcd
Plot Summary | Plot SynopsisTaglines:
The Overwhelming Drama of a Strange Vengeance See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for some violence and drug content (re-rating) (1998 restoration) See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USARelease Date:
(France) See more »Also Known As:
Sed de mal See more »Filming Locations:
Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA See more »Box Office
Budget:
$829,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$70,725 (USA) (13 September 1998) (3 Screens) (reissue)Gross:
$2,237,659 (USA) (3 January 1999) (re-issue)Company Credits
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Technical Specs
Runtime:
| Germany: (1998 alternate version) | USA: (1975 alternate version) | USA: (director's cut) | Spain: (DVD edition)Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)Color:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
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Written by Henry Mancini
Performed by United International Orchestra
Conducted by Joseph Gershenson See more »
Did You Know?
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Orson Welles was fired as director during post-production, and the film was recut contrary to his wishes. Before his death, he left instructions on how he wanted the film to be edited, and in 1998 a version was made the way he intended. See more »Goofs
Continuity: At about the 50-minute mark, Vargas tells Quinlan that he knows the shoebox did not contain dynamite, and that ten minutes earlier he knocked it onto the bathroom floor and it was empty. But ten minutes earlier the audience saw Vargas knock the box into the bathtub, not onto the floor. See more »Crazy Credits
In the 111-minute restored version, there are no credits at all until the end of the film. See more »Soundtracks
"Tana's Theme"Written by Henry Mancini
Performed by United International Orchestra
Conducted by Joseph Gershenson See more »
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