Touch of Evil

Crime, Drama, Thriller · 1958PG-13

This exceptional film noir portrait of corruption and morally-compromised obsessions stars Welles as Hank Quinlan, a crooked police chief who frames a Mexican youth as part of an intricate criminal plot. Charlton Heston plays an honorable Mexican narcotics investigator who clashes with the bigoted Quinlan after probing into his dark past. A memorable supporting cast including Janet Leigh as Heston's inquisitive wife, Akim Tamiroff as a seedy underworld leader, Zsa Zsa Gabor and Marlene Dietrich as an enigmatic gypsy complete this fascinating drama engulfed in haunting cinematography and a magnificently eerie score by Henry Mancini.

Starring

Charlton Heston, Orson Welles, Janet Leigh, Orson Welles, Orson Welles, Henry Mancini, Robert Clatworthy, Joseph Calleia, John P. Austin, Akim Tamiroff

Director

Orson Welles