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Touch of Evil

1958·1h 35m·PG-13
DramaCrimeThrillerFilm-Noir
IMDb Rating
★ 7.9/10
114,848 votes
Metascore
99
Metacritic

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.

Touch of Evil is a 1958 drama crime movie directed by Orson Welles, starring Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh, Joseph Calleia. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.9/10 from 114,848 votes and runs 1h 35m.

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Director
Orson Welles
Stars
Charlton Heston
Janet Leigh
Joseph Calleia
Orson Welles
Details
1958-05-09
95 min
Movie
PG-13
★ United States
★ English, Spanish
Keywords
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