Touch of Evil
Summary: A stark, perverse story of murder, kidnapping and police corruption in a Mexican border town.
Release Date: April 23, 1958
Director:
Orson Welles
Runtime: 1 h 35 min
MPAA: PG-13
Production: Universal International Pictures (UI)
Country: United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 829,000
Domestic: $ 2,247,465
International: $ 37,598
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