Directed by:
Orson WellesScreenplay:
Orson WellesCinematography:
Russell MettyComposer:
Henry ManciniCast:
Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh, Orson Welles, Joseph Calleia, Akim Tamiroff, Joanna Moore, Ray Collins, Dennis Weaver, Marlene Dietrich, Zsa Zsa Gabor (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
Opening with an unseen man setting the timer on an explosive device, the clock starts ticking down as soon as he stashes it in the boot of a fancy-looking car. Immediately afterwards, a well-heeled businessman motors off with his cheap-looking girlfriend. Through the tawdry streets they roll, until the camera smoothly picks up their passing by Mexican lawman Ramon "Mike" Vargas (Charlton Heston) and his new wife Susan (Janet Leigh). As the newly-weds cross over the border, into the US, they catch up and overtake the automobile. Just a few steps more and the car explodes in a ball of flame, casting harsh shadows. Unfortunately this is an international incident since the bomb was set in Mexico and detonated in America. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Charlton Heston
USA
Best movies:
Ben-Hur (1959)
The Big Country (1958)
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
Janet Leigh
USA
Best movies:
Psycho (1960)
Touch of Evil (1958)
Little Women (1949)
Orson Welles
USA
Best movies:
Shogun (1980) (series) - narrator
Waterloo (1970)
Citizen Kane (1941)
Joseph Calleia
Malta
Best movies:
After the Thin Man (1936)
Touch of Evil (1958)
Gilda (1946)
Akim Tamiroff
Russian Empire
Best movies:
The Reluctant Saint (1962)
Reap the Wild Wind (1942)
Touch of Evil (1958)
Joanna Moore
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Touch of Evil (1958)
Never a Dull Moment (1968)
Ray Collins
USA
Best movies:
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
Citizen Kane (1941)
The Heiress (1949)
Dennis Weaver
USA
Best movies:
Touch of Evil (1958)
Duel (1971) (TV movie)
The Redhead from Wyoming (1953)
Marlene Dietrich
German Empire
Best movies:
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
The Blue Angel (1930)
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Austria-Hungary
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The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear (1991)
Touch of Evil (1958)
Moulin Rouge (1952)
Mercedes McCambridge
USA
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The Sacketts (1979) (TV movie)
The Exorcist (1973)
Giant (1956)
Joseph Cotten
USA
Best movies:
Gaslight (1944)
Citizen Kane (1941)
The Third Man (1949)
Keenan Wynn
USA
Best movies:
Joi Lansing
USA
Best movies:
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Easter Parade (1948)
Touch of Evil (1958)
Mort Mills
USA
Best movies:
Psycho (1960)
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Touch of Evil (1958)
Dan White
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
Gone with the Wind (1939)
John Dierkes
USA
Best movies:
Touch of Evil (1958)
Plymouth Adventure (1952)
The Haunted Palace (1963)
William Tannen
USA
Best movies:
Fury (1936)
Love Crazy (1941)
The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)
Victor Millan
USA
Best movies:
Scarface (1983)
Giant (1956)
Touch of Evil (1958)
Harry Shannon
USA
Best movies:
Citizen Kane (1941)
Touch of Evil (1958)
Random Harvest (1942)