Touch of Evil (50th Anniversary Edition; 2-Disc Set) (US Version) DVD Region 1

Orson Welles's TOUCH OF EVIL is nothing short of a masterpiece. Beginning with a three-minute-plus tracking crane shot, the film explodes onto the screen, literally--the marvelously expressive opening shot ends with a car blowing up, and that detonation sets into motion a classic noir tale of betrayal and murder. In a complex exploration of character and morality, Welles plays the racist Captain Hank Quinlan, a grotesque, troubled, and powerful figure who runs his small U.S. border town according to his own version of the law. Quinlan's brutishness and vulgarity contrast starkly with the idealism and playboy good looks of Charlton Heston as Mike Vargas, a Mexican detective trying to put away the leader of a dangerous family of drug dealers--the Grandis. In the U.S. with his new bride, Susie (Janet Leigh), Vargas becomes consumed with exposing Quinlan and his highly questionable methods--too busy to see that his own beautiful blonde bride is in serious danger from both Quinlan and the Grandis. In 1998, Welles's film was restored closer to its creator's original vision, and it is a joy to behold. Every shot is impeccably crafted, every word of dialogue concise and pointed. The camerawork (by Russell Metty and John Russell) is stunning, particularly in the opening scene and the long single take in which Vargas believes he has caught Quinlan planting evidence. The supporting cast, led by Marlene Dietrich, Dennis Weaver, Akim Tamiroff, and Joseph Calleia, gives exhilarating performances. TOUCH OF EVIL, Welles's last studio film, is a near-perfect examination of the dark underbelly of society and the tragic downfall of a once proud man.

"...[A] splendid, definitive reedit of Orson Welles' noir great....Unspools with all the complex, unnerving menace its writer-director had in mind all along..." -- Rating: A - Lisa, Schwarzbaum (Entertainment Weekly Critic), Entertainment Weekly, 10/02/1998

"...A masterpiece..." -- 4 out of 4 stars - Andy, Seiler (USA Today Critic), USA Today, 10/09/1998

"...Discover what the hullabaloo was about....Great Welles and a surprisingly good Heston..." -- 5 out of 5 stars - One for the Library - Marion, Hart (Entertainment Weekly Critic), Premiere, 12/01/2000

"...Classic noir's final shout pits Orson Welles and Charlton Heston as rival investigators..." - George, Kiritopoulos (Total Film Critic), Total Film, 03/01/2001

"[A] masterful wallow in noir....[Welles] inhabits another outsize monster who somehow evokes the viewer's sympathy." - Andy, Webster (Premiere Critic), Premiere, 05/01/2006

"Orson Welles's 1958 TOUCH OF EVIL is a work of slippery precision, a picture whose seductiveness is only enhanced by its refusal to surrender fully to our grasp." - Stephanie, Zacharek (New York Times Critic), New York Times, 09/15/2008

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Product Title:	Touch of Evil (50th Anniversary Edition; 2-Disc Set) (US Version) Touch of Evil (50th Anniversary Edition; 2-Disc Set) (US Version) Touch of Evil (50th Anniversary Edition; 2-Disc Set) (US Version) Touch of Evil (50th Anniversary Edition; 2-Disc Set) (US Version) Touch of Evil (50th Anniversary Edition; 2-Disc Set) (US Version)
Artist Name(s):	Hoagy Carmichael (Actor) | Joseph Calleia (Actor) | Akim Tamiroff (Actor) | Georges Rigaud (Actor) | Marlene Dietrich (Actor) | Zsa Zsa Gabor (Actor) | Michael LL Cool J (Actor) | Orson Welles (Actor) | Tambi Larsen Hoagy Carmichael (Actor) | Joseph Calleia (Actor) | Akim Tamiroff (Actor) | Georges Rigaud (Actor) | Marlene Dietrich (Actor) | 莎莎嘉寶 (Actor) | Michael LL Cool J (Actor) | Orson Welles (Actor) | Tambi Larsen Hoagy Carmichael (Actor) | Joseph Calleia (Actor) | Akim Tamiroff (Actor) | Georges Rigaud (Actor) | Marlene Dietrich (Actor) | 莎莎嘉宝 (Actor) | Michael LL Cool J (Actor) | Orson Welles (Actor) | Tambi Larsen Ｈｏａｇｙ Ｃａｒｍｉｃｈａｅｌ (Actor) | Joseph Calleia (Actor) | Akim Tamiroff (Actor) | Georges Rigaud (Actor) | Marlene Dietrich (Actor) | Zsa Zsa Gabor (Actor) | Michael LL Cool J (Actor) | Ｏｒｓｏｎ Ｗｅｌｌｅｓ (Actor) | Tambi Larsen Hoagy Carmichael (Actor) | Joseph Calleia (Actor) | Akim Tamiroff (Actor) | Georges Rigaud (Actor) | Marlene Dietrich (Actor) | Zsa Zsa Gabor (Actor) | Michael LL Cool J (Actor) | Orson Welles (Actor) | Tambi Larsen
Director:	Alexander Golitzen | Orson Welles Alexander Golitzen | Orson Welles Alexander Golitzen | Orson Welles Alexander Golitzen | Ｏｒｓｏｎ Ｗｅｌｌｅｓ Alexander Golitzen | Orson Welles
Producer:	Orson Welles Orson Welles Orson Welles Ｏｒｓｏｎ Ｗｅｌｌｅｓ Orson Welles
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Release Date:	2008-10-07
UPC Code:	025195027809
Language:	English
Country of Origin:	United States
Picture Format:	NTSC What is it?
Color Information:	Black & White
Disc Format(s):	DVD
Region Code:	1 - USA, Canada, U.S. Territories What is it?
Rating:	Not Rated
Publisher:	Universal Studios Home Video
Other Information:	2 DVDs
Package Weight:	150 (g)
Shipment Unit:	1 What is it?
YesAsia Catalog No.:	1012368571

Director: Harry Keller, Orson Welles

DVD Features:

Region 1
2-Disc Snap Case with Outer Box
Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85
Audio:
Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono - English
Subtitles - English (SDH), French, Spanish - Optional
Additional Products:
Replication of Orson Welles' Legendary 58-Page Memo to the Studio
Disc 1: Side A: Restored Version
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary - 1. Charlton Heston - Star; Janet Leigh - Star; Rick Schmidlin - Restoration Producer
2. Rick Schmidlin - Restoration Producer
Featurette - 1. Bringing Evil to Life
2. Evil Lost & Found

Disc 2: Side A: Theatrical Version
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary - F.X. Feeny - Writer/Filmmaker
Disc 2: Side A: Preview Version
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary - Jonathan Rosenbaum & James Naremore - Welles Historians