| Edition |
Restored to Orson Welles vision. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (111 minutes) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD; Region 1, NTSC; Dolby digital mono sound; anamorphic widescreen presentation, aspect ratio 1.85:1. |
| Note |
Based on the novel "Badge of Evil" by Whit Masterson. |
| Cast |
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. |
| Credits |
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. |
| Event |
Originally produced as an American motion picture in 1958. |
| Note |
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. |
| Audience |
MPAA Rating: Not rated. |
| 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. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Note |
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]. |
| Language |
In English with optional subtitles in French or Spanish; closed-captioned. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Local Note |
Some of the Simsbury Public Library items are are part of the Hayes Collection. |
| Subject |
Masterson, Whit -- Film adaptations.
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Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
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Police corruption -- Mexican-American Border Region -- Drama.
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Judicial error -- Mexican-American Border Region -- Drama.
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Drug enforcement agents -- Mexican-American Border Region -- Drama.
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Mexican-American Border Region -- Drama.
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Mexican-American Border Region -- In motion pictures.
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| Genre/Form |
Film noir.
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Detective and mystery films.
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Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Film adaptations.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Zugsmith, Albert. Producer.
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Welles, Orson, 1915-1985. Actor. Screenwriter. Director.
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Heston, Charlton. Actor.
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Leigh, Janet. Actor.
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Calleia, Joseph, 1897-1975. Actor.
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Tamiroff, Akim, 1899-1972. Actor.
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Moore, Joanna, -1997. Actor.
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Collins, Ray, 1889-1965. Actor.
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Weaver, Dennis, 1924-2006. Actor.
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De Vargas, Valentin. Actor.
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Mills, Mort, 1919-1993. Actor.
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Millán, Victor, 1919-2009. Actor.
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Rios, Lalo. Actor.
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Sargent, Michael. Actor.
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Harvey, Phil. Actor.
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Lansing, Joi, 1934-1972. Actor.
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Shannon, Harry, 1890-1964. Actor.
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Gabor, Zsa Zsa, 1917-2016. Actor.
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Dietrich, Marlene. Actor.
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Metty, Russell. Cinematographer.
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Vogel, Virgil W., 1919-1996. Film editor.
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Stell, Aaron. Film editor.
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Mancini, Henry. Composer.
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Schmidlin, Rick, 1954- Producer.
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Murch, Walter, 1943- Film editor.
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Masterson, Whit.
Badge of evil.
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Universal-International (Firm)
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Universal City Studios.
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| ISBN |
0783230613 |
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9780783230610 |
| Standard No. |
025192047022 |
| Music No. |
20470 Universal |
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