Touch of Evil . Tucson Weekly . 11-10-97

Touch of Evil

DIRECTED BY: Orson Welles

REVIEWED: 11-10-97

This great, 1958 classic crime thriller directed by Orson Welles features one of the most famous, continuous tracking shots in Hollywood history--a three-minute crane shot running under the opening credits. Based on Whit Masterson's novel, Badge of Evil, the film was a box-office flop in its time and was reviled as a glaring example of the worst cinematic sleaze. Of course, it's widely loved now for the same reasons. This tale of good and evil in a corrupt, decaying border town features all of the exaggerated characters and moody, technical tricks of which Orson Welles was such a master. Starring Charleton Heston, Janet Leigh and Orson Welles' lumbering girth.

--Richter

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