Touch of evil

Resource Information

The work Touch of evil represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Noble County Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Touch of evil

Statement of responsibility

Universal International ; screenplay by Orson Welles ; produced by Albert Zugsmith ; directed by Orson Welles

Creator

• Touch of evil (Motion picture)

Contributor

• Stell, Aaron,
• Tamiroff, Akim, 1899-1972,
• Vogel, Virgil W., 1919-1996,
• Weaver, Dennis, 1924-2006,
• Welles, Orson, 1915-1985,
• Zugsmith, Albert,
• Mills, Mort, 1919-1993,
• De Vargas, Valentin,
• Calleia, Joseph, 1897-1975,
• Dietrich, Marlene,
• Universal-International (Firm),
• Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm),
• Gabor, Zsa Zsa, 1917-2016,
• Heston, Charlton,
• Leigh, Janet,
• Mancini, Henry,
• trueMasterson, Whit
• Metty, Russell,
• Collins, Ray, 1889-1965,
• Moore, Joanna, -1997,

Actor

• Mills, Mort, 1919-1993,
• Leigh, Janet,
• Heston, Charlton,
• Gabor, Zsa Zsa, 1917-2016,
• Tamiroff, Akim, 1899-1972,
• Moore, Joanna, -1997,
• Calleia, Joseph, 1897-1975,
• Collins, Ray, 1889-1965,
• Weaver, Dennis, 1924-2006,
• Dietrich, Marlene,
• De Vargas, Valentin,

Composer

• Mancini, Henry,

Director

• Welles, Orson, 1915-1985,

Director of photography

• Metty, Russell,

Editor of moving image work

• Vogel, Virgil W., 1919-1996,
• Stell, Aaron,

Producer

• Zugsmith, Albert,

Production company

• Universal-International (Firm),

Publisher

• Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm),

Screenwriter

• Welles, Orson, 1915-1985,

Subject

• Film adaptations
• Asesinato -- Investigaciones (Pesquisas) -- Teatro
• Corrupción policiaca -- Teatro
• Crime films
• Drug enforcement agents -- Mexican-American Border Region -- Drama
• Feature films
• Fiction films
• Film noir
• Masterson, Whit -- Film adaptations
• Murder -- Investigation -- Mexican-American Border Region -- Drama
• Narcóticos -- Agentes de la ley -- Teatro
• Police corruption -- Mexican-American Border Region -- Drama
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Genre

• Film noir
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• trueFilm adaptations
• Crime films
• Fiction films
• Feature films
• Teatro
• trueDrama

Language

• eng
• eng
• fre
• spa
• eng
• eng

Summary

"[F]ilm 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

Related

• Bringing evil to life

Awards note

• 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.

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Director of photography, Russell Metty ; editors, Virgil Vogel, Aaron Stell ; music, Henry Mancini

Dewey number

791.43/75

Intended audience

Theatrical and preview version: Not rated ; restored version rated PG-13 by the MPAA

Language note

English dialogue with optional Spanish or French subtitles; English SDH captions for the deaf and hard of hearing

LC call number

PN1997.A1

LC item number

T6834 2008

PerformerNote

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

Runtime

316

Technique

live action