# Touch of Evil (1958)

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**Runtime**: 111 min
**Genres**: Crime, Thriller, Drama
**Directed by**: Orson Welles
**Written by**: Orson Welles
**Starring**: Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh, Orson Welles, Joseph Calleia, Akim Tamiroff, Joanna Moore

> *The strangest vengeance ever planned!*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

A desert border town, midnight, a car explodes. A Mexican investigator and a corrupt police captain collide, justice hangs in the balance. Welles orchestrates a complex web of corruption.

**Mood tags**: neon-soaked, paranoid, raw

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