Title:
Touch of evil Universal International ; screenplay by Orson Welles ; produced by Albert Zugsmith ; directed by Orson Welles.
Uniform Title:
Touch of evil (Motion picture)
Edition:
Widescreen edition.
Publication Information:
Universal City, Ca : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, 2008.
Physical Description:
2 videodiscs (161 min.) : sound, black and white and color ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
"50th Anniversary Edition"--cover.
Based on the novel "Badge of evil" by Whit Masterson.
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.
DVD in anamorphic widescreen 1.85:1 aspect ratio presentation ; Region 1 ; NTSC ; Dolby Digital 2.0.
Awards Note:
Awards: Named to the National Film Registry in 1993 by the Library of Congress.; Winner, Special Award, 1998 New York Film Critics Circle Awards (Rich Schmidlin) for the restored version.
Summary:
"Film 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.
Added Author:
Language Note:
English; English dialogue with optional Spanish or French subtitles; English SDH captions for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Performer:
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.
Production Credits:
Director of photography, Russell Metty ; editors, Virgil Vogel, Aaron Stell ; music, Henry Mancini.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1958.
OCLC Number:
on1003247072
Availability:
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