Touch of Evil
(1958)
Tagline
THE STRANGEST VENGEANCE EVER PLANNED!
Starring
Charlton Heston Janet Leigh Orson Welles Joseph Calleia Akim Tamiroff
Director
Genre
Drama Thriller Crime Film Noir
Running Time
108 minutes
Overview
Stark, perverse story of murder, kidnapping, and police corruption in Mexican border town.
Released
23 April 1958
Budget
£829,000
Revenue
£2,247,465
Language
English Spanish
Studio
Universal International Pictures (UI)
Country of Origin
United States of America
Cast
| Charlton Heston | ... | Ramon Miguel Vargas |
| Janet Leigh | ... | Susan 'Susie' Vargas |
| Orson Welles | ... | Police Captain Hank Quinlan |
| Joseph Calleia | ... | Police Sergeant Pete Menzies |
| Akim Tamiroff | ... | 'Uncle' Joe Grandi |
| Joanna Moore | ... | Marcia Linnekar |
| Ray Collins | ... | District Attorney Adair |
| Dennis Weaver | ... | Mirador Motel Night Manager |
| Valentin de Vargas | ... | Pancho (as Valentin De Vargas) |
| Mort Mills | ... | Al Schwartz - District Attorney's Assistant |
| Victor Millan | ... | Manelo Sanchez |
| Lalo Rios | ... | Risto - Grandi's Nephew |
| Michael Sargent | ... | Pretty Boy |
| Phil Harvey | ... | Blaine |
| Joi Lansing | ... | Zita |
| Harry Shannon | ... | Chief Gould |
| Marlene Dietrich | ... | Tanya |
| Zsa Zsa Gabor | ... | Strip-Club Owner |
| Joseph Cotten | ... | Coroner |
| Billy House | ... | Construction Site Foreman |
| Mercedes McCambridge | ... | Gang Leader |
| Dan White | ... | Customs Officer |
| Keenan Wynn | ... | Marcia Linnekar's Attorney |
Crew
| Edward Curtiss | ... | Editor |
| Virgil W. Vogel | ... | Editor |
| Aaron Stell | ... | Editor |
| Walter Murch | ... | Editor |
| Henry Mancini | ... | Original Music Composer |
| Rick Schmidlin | ... | Producer |
| Russell Metty | ... | Director of Photography |
| Albert Zugsmith | ... | Producer |
| Orson Welles | ... | Screenplay |
| Whit Masterson | ... | Novel |
| Orson Welles | ... | Director |