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  • Touch of Evil (1958)
  • PG-13
    95 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Touch of Evil (1958)
PG-13
95 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

A Mexican official and his American wife are targeted in a Texas border town by the crime family he's trying to put behind bars for drug trafficking, as his concern grows over the tactics of the local detective whose cooperation he needs.
Director
Writers
Orson Welles (screenplay) | Whit Masterson (based on the novel "Badge Of Evil" by)
Producer
Composer
Henry Mancini (music)
Cinematographer
Editors
Walter Murch (1998 re-edit) | Aaron Stell | Virgil W. Vogel (as Virgil Vogel)
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Release date
Mar 30, 1958 (United States)

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Cast

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47 cast members
Name Known for
Charlton Heston
Mike Vargas Mike Vargas   See fewer
Janet Leigh
Susan Vargas Susan Vargas   See fewer
Orson Welles
Police Captain Hank Quinlan Police Captain Hank Quinlan   See fewer
Joseph Calleia
Police Sergeant Pete Menzies Police Sergeant Pete Menzies   See fewer
Akim Tamiroff
'Uncle' Joe Grandi 'Uncle' Joe Grandi   See fewer
Joanna Moore
Marcia Linnekar Marcia Linnekar   See fewer
Ray Collins
District Attorney Adair District Attorney Adair   See fewer
Dennis Weaver
Mirador Motel Night Manager Mirador Motel Night Manager   See fewer
Valentin de Vargas
Pancho (as Valentin De Vargas) Pancho (as Valentin De Vargas)   See fewer
Mort Mills
Al Schwartz Al Schwartz   See fewer
Victor Millan
Manelo Sanchez Manelo Sanchez   See fewer
Lalo Rios
Risto Risto   See fewer
Michael Sargent
Pretty Boy Pretty Boy   See fewer
Phil Harvey
Blaine Blaine   See fewer
Harry Shannon
Chief Gould Chief Gould   See fewer
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Strip-Club Owner Strip-Club Owner   See fewer
Joe Basulto
Young Delinquent (uncredited) Young Delinquent (uncredited)   See fewer
Ray Beltram
Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited)   See fewer
Eumenio Blanco
Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited)   See fewer
Yolanda Bojorquez
Bobbie (uncredited) Bobbie (uncredited)   See fewer
Fred Carson
Dance Spectator (uncredited) Dance Spectator (uncredited)   See fewer
Joseph Cotten
Coroner (uncredited) Coroner (uncredited)   See fewer
Domenick Delgarde
Lackey (uncredited) Lackey (uncredited)   See fewer
Jennie Dias
Jackie (uncredited) Jackie (uncredited)   See fewer
John Dierkes
Policeman (uncredited) Policeman (uncredited)   See fewer
Eleanor Dorado
Lia (uncredited) Lia (uncredited)   See fewer
Eva Gabor
Stripper Sitting at Bar (uncredited) Stripper Sitting at Bar (uncredited)   See fewer
Jeffrey Green
Rudy Linnekar (uncredited) Rudy Linnekar (uncredited)   See fewer
Al Haskell
Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited)   See fewer
Billy House
Construction Site Foreman (uncredited) Construction Site Foreman (uncredited)   See fewer
Johnny Kern
Police Officer (uncredited) Police Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
John Marlin
Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited)   See fewer
Mercedes McCambridge
Gang Leader (uncredited) Gang Leader (uncredited)   See fewer
Arlene McQuade
Ginnie (uncredited) Ginnie (uncredited)   See fewer
Ken Miller
Gang Member (uncredited) Gang Member (uncredited)   See fewer
Ralph Moratz
Man in Uniform Running Down Street (uncredited) Man in Uniform Running Down Street (uncredited)   See fewer
Ray Pourchot
Police Officer (uncredited) Police Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
Ramón Rodríguez
Gang Member (uncredited) Gang Member (uncredited)   See fewer
Gus Schilling
Eddie Farnham (uncredited) Eddie Farnham (uncredited)   See fewer
Cap Somers
Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited)   See fewer
William Tannen
Marcia Linnekar's Attorney (uncredited) Marcia Linnekar's Attorney (uncredited)   See fewer
Wayne Taylor
Gang Member (uncredited) Gang Member (uncredited)   See fewer
Rusty Wescoatt
Detective Casey (uncredited) Detective Casey (uncredited)   See fewer
Dan White
Customs Officer (uncredited) Customs Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
Keenan Wynn
Bartender (uncredited) Bartender (uncredited)   See fewer
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