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Touch of Evil (1958)

★ 7.7 · 1,582 ratings on TMDB

The strangest vengeance ever planned!

Touch of Evil poster★ 7.7

A border-town bombing draws Mexican investigator Miguel Vargas into a corruption-ridden police investigation led by crooked captain Hank Quinlan, setting off a deadly struggle over power, justice, and truth.

DirectorOrson Welles
CastAkim Tamiroff, Charlton Heston, Dennis Weaver, Janet Leigh, Joanna Moore, Joseph Calleia
GenresCrime, Drama, Thriller
The emergence reading

Touch of Evil keeps every mind human — it fights its subject at zero distance. The story fights on E8/E10 of the E0–E14 reality ladder.

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