Touch of Evil

Touch of Evil

★ 8.0 / 10

A stark, perverse story of murder, kidnapping, and police corruption in a Mexican border town.

Director: Orson Welles

Writer: Orson Welles (screenplay), Whit Masterson (based on the novel "Badge Of Evil" by)

Actors: Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh, Orson Welles, Joseph Calleia

Country: USA

Production: October Films

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