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Touch of Evil (1958)

Name: Touch of Evil
Director: Orson Welles
Genre: drama film, film noir, crime film
Duration: 93 min
Rating: 7.9

Touch of Evil is a 1958 American film noir written and directed by Orson Welles, who also stars. The screenplay was loosely based on Whit Masterson's novel Badge of Evil (1956). The cast included Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh, Joseph Calleia, Akim Tamiroff and Marlene Dietrich.

Directed by Orson Welles · Shot by Russell Metty · Music by Henry Mancini · 93 min

Behind the scenes

Behind the Scenes: Touch of Evil (Welles, 1958) with Charlton Heston and Orson Welles — Serious Feather · 37 min
Orson Welles Talks Touch of Evil, James Cagney & Jean Renoir — FilMagicians · 13 min
This is what makes a great director: Orson Welles, Sanchez's Apartment Scene, Touch of Evil — wolfcrow · 18 min
A touch of "Evil," for laughs — CBS Sunday Morning · 5 min
Evil Lost and Found | Touch of Evil 1958 Featurettes — Featurettes and stuff · 17 min

Elsewhere

More by Orson Welles

The Orson Welles Show
Orson Welles' Magic Show
Twelfth Night — 1933
The Hearts of Age — 1934
Too Much Johnson — 1938
Citizen Kane trailer — 1940
Citizen Kane — 1941
The Magnificent Ambersons — 1942
Journey into Fear — 1943
The Stranger — 1946
The Lady from Shanghai — 1947
Macbeth — 1948
Black Magic — 1950
The Miracle of St. Anne — 1950
Othello — 1951
Magic Trick — 1953
Mr. Arkadin — 1955
Madrid Bullfight — 1955
Around the World with Orson Welles — 1955
Three Cases of Murder — 1955
Moby Dick—Rehearsed — 1955
Orson Welles and People — 1956
Portrait of Gina — 1958
The Fountain of Youth — 1958
The Trial — 1962
In the Land of Don Quixote — 1964
Chimes at Midnight — 1965
The Immortal Story — 1968
Vienna — 1968
An Evening with Orson Welles — 1970

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