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Touch Of Evil (Blu-ray, 2011)

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Touch of Evil (Orson Welles, Eureka Masters of Cinema #25 Region B Blu-Ray). Includes 56 page collector's booklet. Condition is New. Still sealed and in great condition. Dispatched with Royal Mail Second Class Large Letter.

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item 1 Touch of Evil - The Masters of Cinema Series [12] Blu-ray
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item 2 Touch Of Evil Special 2-Blu-ray Edition Eureka (Blu-ray, 2011) New. Cert 12.
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item 3 Touch of Evil (1958) (Masters of Cinema) [Blu-ray] [DVD][Region 2]
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item 5 TOUCH OF EVIL (Masters of Cinema) (Blu-ray) Akim Tamiroff Keenan Wynn Lalo Rios
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item 6 Touch Of Evil - Limited Edition NEW BLU-RAY (EKA70037) [2011]
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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 U.S. 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 U.S. 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.

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.

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5060000700374
eBay Product ID (ePID)
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Product Key Features

Film/TV Title
Touch of Evil
Actor
Charlton Heston, Akim Tamiroff, Joseph Calleia, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Janet Leigh, Marlene Dietrich, Orson Welles
Director
Orson Welles
Format
Blu-ray
Language
English
Release Year
2011
Features
Black & White, Blu-ray only release\6 versions of the film: 1958 preview and 1958 theatrical release; 1998 reconstruction; presented in two ratios
Genre
Drama, General
Run Time
111 Mins

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Certificate
12A/12
Number of Discs
2
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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 U.S. 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 U.S. 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. 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.
Movie/TV Title
Touch Of Evil
Sound source
Dolby Digital

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Touch Of Evil (Blu-ray, 2011)

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item 1 Touch of Evil - The Masters of Cinema Series [12] Blu-ray

item 2 Touch Of Evil Special 2-Blu-ray Edition Eureka (Blu-ray, 2011) New. Cert 12.

item 3 Touch of Evil (1958) (Masters of Cinema) [Blu-ray] [DVD][Region 2]

item 4 Touch of Evil 1958 Masters of Cinema

item 5 TOUCH OF EVIL (Masters of Cinema) (Blu-ray) Akim Tamiroff Keenan Wynn Lalo Rios

item 6 Touch Of Evil - Limited Edition NEW BLU-RAY (EKA70037) [2011]

item 7 Touch Of Evil <Region B Blu Ray>

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Poor work, greatly overrated.

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