Touch of evil

Zugsmith, Albert, (film producer.). Welles, Orson, 1915-1985 (film director,, screenwriter,, actor.). Heston, Charlton, (actor.). Leigh, Janet, (actor.). Calleia, Joseph, 1897-1975 (actor.). Tamiroff, Akim, 1899-1972 (actor.). Moore, Joanna,-1997, (actor.). Collins, Ray, 1889-1965 (actor.). Weaver, Dennis, 1924-2006 (actor.). De Vargas, Valentin, (actor.). Mills, Mort, 1919-1993 (actor.). Millán, Victor, 1919-2009 (actor.). Rios, Lalo, 1927-1973 (actor.). Sargent, Michael, (actor.). Harvey, Phil, (actor.). Lansing, Joi, 1934-1972 (actor.). Shannon, Harry, 1890-1964 (actor.). Gabor, Zsa Zsa, 1917-2016 (actor.). Dietrich, Marlene, (actor.). Metty, Russell, (director of photography.). Vogel, Virgil W., 1919-1996 (editor of moving image work.). Stell, Aaron, (editor of moving image work.). Mancini, Henry, (composer (expression)). Schmidlin, Rick, 1954- (film producer.). Murch, Walter, 1943- (editor of moving image work.). Masterson, Whit Adapted as motion picture (work): Badge of evil. (Added Author). Universal-International (Firm), (production company.). Universal Studios Home Video (Firm), (film distributor.). Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh, Orson Welles, Joseph Calleia, Akim Tamiroff, Joanna Moore, Ray Collins, Dennis Weaver, Valentin de Vargas, Mort Mills, Victor Millan, Lalo Rios, Michael Sargent, Phil Harvey, Joi Lansing, Harry Shannon, Marlene Dietrich, Zsa Zsa Gabor. (Cast).

Summary: On honeymoon with his new bride, Susan, Mexican-born police officer Mike Vargas agrees to investigate a car bombing. In so doing, he incurs the wrath of local police chief Hank Quinlan, a corrupt, bullying behemoth with a perfect arrest record. Vargas suspects that Quinlan has planted evidence to win his past convictions, and he is not about to let the suspect in the current case be railroaded. Determined to get Vargas out of his hair, Quinlan makes a deal with local crime boss Uncle Joe Grandi to frame Susan on a drug rap. Dissecting the nature of good and evil in a hallucinatory, nightmarish ambiance, this baroque south-of-the-border mystery opens with one of the most remarkably extended long takes in movie history.

Record details

ISBN: 0783230613
ISBN: 9780783230610
Physical Description: videodisc
1 videodisc (111 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: Universal City, California : Universal International : 2000.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Based on the novel "Badge of Evil" by Whit Masterson. In 1957, Orson Welles completed principal photography on Touch of Evil and edited the first cut. Upon screening the film, the Studio felt it could be improved, shot additional scenes and re-edited it. Welles viewed this new version and within hours wrote a passionate 58-page memo requesting editorial changes. This version represents an attempt to honor those requests and make Touch of Evil the film Orson Welles envisioned it to be. This re-edited version was produced in 1998. Special features: Welles' memo [slide show/text feature]; Theatrical trailer (2 min.); Production notes [text feature]; Cast and filmmakers [text feature]; Recommendations [text/video feature] (8 min.); DVD newsletter [text feature].
Formatted Contents Note:	Prologue -- Murder in Mexico -- Grandi's message -- Tanya -- Who's the boss? -- Following Vargas -- Mirador Motel -- Boyfriend -- "Evidence" -- New managers -- Partners -- Cop or the law? -- Assault -- Quinlan's setup -- All used up -- Echoes of guilt -- Some kind of man -- End titles.
Restrictions on Access Note:	[Note:This recording does not have a British classification. To comply with the Video Recording Act 1984 it must be viewed in the library or in a classroom, and may not be borrowed for home use].
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Russell Metty ; film editors, Virgil Vogel, Aaron Stell ; music, Henry Mancini ; art direction, Alexander Golitzen, Robert Clatworthy ; gowns, Bill Thomas ; Orson Welles' requested editorial changes produced by Rick Schmidlin ; edited by Walter Murch ; picture restoration, Bob O'Neil ; consultant, Jonathan Rosenbaum.
Participant or Performer Note:	Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh, Orson Welles, Joseph Calleia, Akim Tamiroff, Joanna Moore, Ray Collins, Dennis Weaver, Valentin de Vargas, Mort Mills, Victor Millan, Lalo Rios, Michael Sargent, Phil Harvey, Joi Lansing, Harry Shannon, Marlene Dietrich, Zsa Zsa Gabor.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:	Originally produced as a motion picture in 1958.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA Rating: Not rated.
System Details Note:	DVD.
Language Note:	In English, Spanish, and French with English, Spanish, and French subtitles; closed captioned for the hearing impaired.