Touch Of Evil [Import anglais]

categorie

Video ; DVD-Zone-1 ; DVD Zone 1 (Autre) ;

Description

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 US 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 US 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.

Acteurs

Charlton Heston / Janet Leigh / Orson Welles / Joseph Calleia / Akim Tamiroff

Durée

105 minutes

Nombre de disques

1

Format

Noir et blanc / PAL / Import

Studio

Universal Pictures UK

Réalisateur

Orson Welles

Editeur

Universal Pictures UK

Date de sortie

2006-04-24

Code région

2

Marque

Universal Pictures UK

isbn

0

attributs

Support / Quantité fournie=1 ;Domaine d'utilisation=Vente;Zone / DRM / Bridage=Zone 1;Rubrique principale Vidéo=DVD Zone 1

theme

DVD Zone 1

stock

14