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Touch of Evil (1958)

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All Time

of 190,116

60

1950's

of 8,943

16

1958

of 2,642

3
Adaptation
- Adaptation All Time
  
  of 172
  
  4
  
  Adaptation of 1958
  
  of 3
  
  2
  
  Adaptation of the 1950's
  
  of 10
  
  2
Crime
- Crime All Time
  
  of 6,076
  
  13
  
  Crime of 1958
  
  of 70
  
  2
  
  Crime of the 1950's
  
  of 670
  
  4
Thriller
- Thriller All Time
  
  of 7,007
  
  15
  
  Thriller of 1958
  
  of 27
  
  2
  
  Thriller of the 1950's
  
  of 229
  
  5

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Touch of Evil (1958) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars

Overall Rating:3.6103

Avg Critic Score:3.5034

Touch of Evil (1958) Movie Reviews

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Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

The film has always been a favorite of those who enjoy visual and dramatic flamboyance. ...read the complete Touch of Evil movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

Truly one of the greatest films ever made... ...read the complete Touch of Evil movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

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Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)

It's one of the truly great works of the American cinema, and it shows just what kind of excellence movies are capable of....read the complete Touch of Evil (1958) review at Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)

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filmsgraded.com (Brian Koller)

Charlton Heston plays a high-ranking Mexican law officer. He is on his honeymoon with Janet Leigh. On the American side of the border with Mexico, a car explodes. Heston becomes involved in the case, to the annoyance of local police celebrity Orson...read the complete Touch of Evil (1958) review at filmsgraded.com (Brian Koller)

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JamesBowman.net (James Bowman)

Orson Welles's Touch of Evil, made in1957 and now restored according to a memo of protest Welles wrote to Universal after they butchered the movie on release, may be the best B-picture ever made....read the complete Touch of Evil (1958) review at JamesBowman.net (James Bowman)

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