Touch Of Evil: 50th Anniversary Edition DVD

• Additional Details
• Format: DVD
• Rating: PG-13
• Number of Discs: 2
• Run Time: 111 Minutes
• Region: 1
• Aspect Ratio: Widescreen
• Language: English
• Studio: Universal
• DVD Release Date: October 7, 2008
• Packaging: Custom Case
• Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
• Audio: ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Stereo
• Director: Orson Welles
• Cast: Charlton Heston , Orson Welles , Janet Leigh , Joseph Calleia , Akim Tamiroff , Valentin Vargas , Ray Collins , Dennis Weaver , Joanna Moore , Mort Mills , Marlene Dietrich , Victor Millan , Lalo Rios , Michael Sargent , Mercedes McCambridge , Joseph Cotten , Zsa Gabor , Paul Harvey , Joi Lansing , Harry Shannon
• Genre: Mystery & Suspense
• Color: Black & White
• Includes:
  - Bringing Evil To Life: Retrospective documentary on the groundbreaking production of Touch of Evil featuring interviews with Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh, crew members and film historians.
  - Evil Lost And Found: Go behind-the-scenes of the restoration
• Release Date: 1958

The Ultimate Film Noir Experience

Experience director Orson Welles' masterpiece Touch of Evil like never before in an all-new 50th Anniversary Edition DVD! Starring Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh and Orson Welles himself, this exceptional film noir portrait of corruption and morally compromised obsessions tells the story of a crooked police chief who frames a Mexican youth as part of an intricate criminal plot.

Now, for the first time ever, see all three versions of the film - the preview version, the theatrical version and the restored version based on Orson Welles' vision. The Touch of Evil 50th Anniversary Edition commemorates a true cinematic achievement and is an essential addition to every movie lover's library!

- Restored Version: Re-edited in 1998, this definitive cut of the film is restored to Orson Welles' vision based on his detailed 58-page memo to the studio.

- Theatrical Version: This original version of the film was seen by U.S. audiences when it was released in theaters in 1958.

- Preview Version: Created prior to the theatrical version, this cut of the film incorporates some of Orson Welles' requests and was discovered by Universal in 1976.

Expert Review:
Stand-up Mexican narcotics investigator Charlton Heston interrupts his honeymoon with Janet Leigh when a car bomb explodes in a border town. Also probing the incident is American cop Orson Welles (who also directs). Marlene Dietrich plays a world-weary fortune-teller. Corruption and cynicism ooze from the pores of this bizarre, baroque story, often seen as the apex of the classic film-noir era. Underrated in the U.S., this film’s artistry was first hailed in Europe. By Jacqueline Fitzgerald of Film Noir Blonde