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Touch of evil
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Published:
Universal City, CA : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, ©2008.
Physical Desc:
2 videodiscs (161 min.) : sd., b&w and col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.
Rating:
Theatrical and preview version: Not rated ; restored version rated PG-13 by the MPAA.
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"[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.

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Format:
DVD
Edition:
50th anniversary ed.
Language:
English
UPC:
025195027809

Notes

General Note
Based on the novel "Badge of evil" by Whit Masterson.
General Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1958.
General Note
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.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Russell Metty ; editors, Virgil Vogel, Aaron Stell ; music, Henry Mancini.
Participants/Performers
Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh, Orson Welles, Joseph Calleia, Akim Tamiroff, Joanna Moore, Ray Collins, Dennis Weaver, Valentin De Vargas, Mort Mills, Marlene Dietrich, Zsa Zsa Gabor.
Description
"[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.
Target Audience
Theatrical and preview version: Not rated ; restored version rated PG-13 by the MPAA.
System Details
DVD; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation ; Region 1 ; NTSC ; Dolby Digital 2.0.
Language
English dialogue with optional Spanish or French subtitles; English SDH captions for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Awards
Named to the National Film Registry in 1993 by the Library of Congress.
Awards
Winner, Special Award, 1998 New York Film Critics Circle Awards (Rich Schmidlin) for the restored version.
Citations
APA Citation (style guide)

Welles, O., Zugsmith, A., Metty, R., Vogel, V. W., Stell, A., Mancini, H., Heston, C., Leigh, J., Calleia, J., Tamiroff, A., Moore, J., Collins, R., Weaver, D., De Vargas, V., Mills, M., Dietrich, M., Gabor, Z. Z., & Masterson, W. (2008). Touch of evil. 50th anniversary ed. Universal City, CA, Universal Studios Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Orson Welles et al.. 2008. Touch of Evil. Universal City, CA, Universal Studios Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Orson Welles et al., Touch of Evil. Universal City, CA, Universal Studios Home Entertainment, 2008.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Welles, Orson, et al. Touch of Evil. 50th anniversary ed. Universal City, CA, Universal Studios Home Entertainment, 2008.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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