Touch of Evil
A Mexican prosecutor on his honeymoon in the U.S. uncovers corruption and racial bias in a murder investigation led by a vengeful, bigoted police captain, forcing him to choose between justice and the dangerous truth.
“The strangest vengeance ever planned!”
Synopsis
A bombing in a border town brings Mexican investigator Miguel Vargas into a police investigation plagued by corruption and headed by captain Hank Quinlan, initiating a lethal conflict over authority, justice, and truth.
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A crew of 46+ credited
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Edited by Walter MurchShot by Russell MettyScored by Henry Mancini
Box Office
1958 · Box office
✅ Made its money back — grossed 2.7× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$2.2M
Re-release box office
- 199830 theaters
- $465K($943K today)
Domestic gross earned in theatrical re-release, by year · adjusted for inflation
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Also known as
- Im Zeichen des Bösende
- La Soif du malfr
- L'infernale Quinlanit
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Cast & Crew
46 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Charlton Heston
as Mike Vargas
Orson Welles
as Police Captain Hank Quinlan
Janet Leigh
as Susan 'Susie' Vargas
Joseph Calleia
as Police Sergeant Pete Menzies
Akim Tamiroff
as 'Uncle' Joe Grandi
Joanna Moore
as Marcia Linnekar
Ray Collins
as District Attorney Adair
Dennis Weaver
as Mirador Motel Night Manager
Valentin De Vargas
as Pancho
Mort Mills
as Al Schwartz
Victor Millan
as Manelo Sanchez
Lalo Rios
as Risto - Grandi's Nephew
Supporting cast
27Michael Sargent
as Pretty Boy
Phil Harvey
as Blaine
Joi Lansing
as Zita
Harry Shannon
as Chief Gould
Marlene Dietrich
as Tana
Joseph Cotten
as Coroner (uncredited)
Zsa Zsa Gabor
as Strip-Club Owner
Joe Basulto
as Young Delinquent (uncredited)
Yolanda Bojorquez
as Bobbie (uncredited)
Domenick Delgarde
as Lackey (uncredited)
Jennie Dias
as Jackie (uncredited)
John Dierkes
as Policeman (uncredited)
Eleanor Dorado
as Lia (uncredited)
Eva Gabor
as Stripper Sitting at Bar (uncredited)
Jeffrey Green
as Rudy Linnekar (uncredited)
Billy House
as Construction Site Foreman (uncredited)
Mercedes Mccambridge
as Gang Leader (uncredited)
Arlene Mcquade
as Ginnie (uncredited)
Ken Miller
as Gang Member (uncredited)
Ralph Moratz
as Man in Uniform Running Down Street (uncredited)
Ramon Rodriguez
as Gang Member (uncredited)
Gus Schilling
as Eddie Farnham (uncredited)
William Tannen
as Marcia Linnekar's Attorney (uncredited)
Wayne Taylor
as Gang Member (uncredited)
Rusty Wescoatt
as Detective Casey (uncredited)
Dan White
as Customs Officer (uncredited)
Keenan Wynn
as Bartender (uncredited)
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1Writers
2Producers
1Other crew
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