Touch of Evil

Released Year: 1958

Certificate: PG-13

Runtime: 95 minutes

Genre: Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

IMDB Rating:

Meta Score: 99

Director: Orson Welles

Stars: Charlton Heston, Orson Welles, Janet Leigh, Joseph Calleia

No of Votes: 98431

Gross: 2237659

Overview: A stark, perverse story of murder, kidnapping, and police corruption in a Mexican border town.

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