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Touch of Evil (1958)
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Considered by many to be the greatest B movie ever made, the original-release version of Orson Welles's film noir masterpiece Touch of Evil was, ironically, never intended as a B movie at all--it merely suffered that fate after it was taken away from writer-director Welles, then reedited and released in 1958 as the second half of a double feature. Time and critical acclaim would eventually elevate the film to classic status (and Welles's original vision was meticulously followed for the film's 1998 restoration), but for four decades this original version stood as a testament to Welles's directorial genius. From its...
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I had no intention of watching this movie. I actually tuned into a Chinese movie of the same name, but the station screwed up and put this one on instead. I am actually glad they did as it is an outstanding example of a B movie.
It had everything you would look for in a B classic: Charleton Heston playing the part of a...
(complete Touch of Evil review by Movie Addict)
This was the picture that would be remembered as the last page in Hollywood's true film-noir book, as Orson Welles directs and co-stars in a grueling story of murder and revenge on the U.S./Mexico border. Charlton Heston plays Ramon Vargas, a Mexican narcotics officer on a honeymoon in a U.S. town with Susan (Leigh). The...
(complete Touch of Evil review by Ryan Midnight)
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