

Touch of Evil
The strangest vengeance ever planned!
A border-town bombing draws Mexican investigator Miguel Vargas into a corruption-ridden police investigation led by crooked captain Hank Quinlan, setting off a deadly struggle over power, justice, and truth.
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7.7/10
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $829K
- Box office
- $2.2M
- Language
- English
- hotel
- gangster
- brothel
- border
- investigation
- honeymoon
- usa–mexico border
- car bomb
- film noir
- black and white
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- Theatrical (limited)30 Mar 1958
- Theatrical23 Apr 1958
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical12A30 Apr 1958
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalM1 Aug 1958
ArgentinaAR
- Theatrical27 Aug 1958
BelgiumBE
- Theatrical1230 Mar 1958
BrazilBR
- Physical16IMDB1 Oct 2013
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical (limited)1530 Mar 1958
FinlandFI
- TheatricalK-1630 Mar 1958
FranceFR
- TheatricalU7 Jun 1958
- PhysicalDVD1 Mar 2005
- PhysicalBlu-Ray20 Nov 2012
- Physical4K UHD21 Nov 2023
GermanyDE
- Theatrical1629 Apr 1958
GreeceGR
- TheatricalRe-Release4 Sept 2025
IrelandIE
- Theatrical126 Jun 1958
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Touch of Evil was released on 30 March 1958.
Audience reviews
3- W5/10
Wuchak
8/16/2018
Welles/Heston B&W cult noir is great on a technical level, but meh as a viewing experience On the Texas border a Mexican detective (Charlton Heston) assists an American investigation into a shocking murder of an American official on the border, but he soon learns that the imposing & slovenly Sheriff (Orson Welles) is shady with a penchant for framing. Janet Leigh is on hand as the detective’s new bride, an Americ…
- C7/10
CinemaSerf
4/13/2023
We start with a man putting a bomb in a car on the Mexican side of the border. When it explodes on the American side flattening the occupants, the local "Capt. Quinlan" (Orson Welles) decides to make a bit of a cursory investigation - in cahoots with his opposite number "Vargas" (Charlton Heston). Whilst they are out doing their sleuthing, "Susan Vargas" (Janet Leigh) is lured to a meeting with "Uncle Joe" (Akim Tami…
- F8/10
Filipe Manuel Neto
9/5/2023
**It's not Orson Welles' best work, and there are some problems and wrong choices, but it's still a worthwhile film.** One crime and two totally different men: this sentence almost sums up the entire film. Director Orson Welles is one of those monsters that we are used to having like a “sacred cow”, who turns everything he touches into gold. And really, he is responsible for great films and was an excellent artist…
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