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Actors: Orson Welles, Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh, Marlene Dietrich, Akim Tamiroff
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Touch of Evil |
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TOUCH OF EVIL was directed in 1958 by Orson Welles. The action takes place at the american-mexican border. Charlton Heston is an important mexican police officer who has just married the blonde Janet Leigh. He gets involved, as a witness, in a murder case conducted by long-time police officer Hank Quinlan played by Orson Welles. But things are not as simple as they seem to be.
A masterpiece and a classic.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Touch of Evil |
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Plot
Time/Era of Movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Crime & Police Story?
Yes
Criminal enemy is...
- law enforcement gone bad
- drug dealers
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- short/standard straight (man)
Body type
- muscular (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- irritated
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Hispanic/Latinic
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- blonde
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavy
Body type
- ample bosom & buttocks (woman)
Unclothed?
- very tight clothes
How much in movie?
- 20%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 80%
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- fat (man)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- missing body parts/abilities
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- California
The Americas (not US):
Yes
The Americas:
- Mexico
Desert?
Yes
Misc setting
- prison
- resort/hotel
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- very gory visuals of deaths and torture
Movie makes you feel...
- excited
How many deaths in film?
- 3-4
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references only
- kissing
Kind of violence:
- hand to hand
- guns
Unusual forms of death
- asphyxiation
- perforation--bullets
Check here if B&W
Yes
Any profanity?
- None
If Soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Jazz/r&b
Is this movie based on a
- book
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