Touch of evil [videorecording] / Universal International ; screenplay by Orson Welles ; produced by Albert Zugsmith ; directed by Orson Welles.
Contributor(s): Welles, Orson
| Zugsmith, Albert | Leigh, Janet | Masterson, Whit. Badge of evil | Universal City Studios.
Publisher: Universal City, CA : Universal Studios, c2008Edition: 50th anniversary ed.Description: 2 videodiscs (ca. 316 min.) : sd., b&w and col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (58 p.) in envelope.Uniform titles: Touch of evil (Motion picture) Subject(s): Murder -- Investigation -- Mexican-American Border Region -- Drama | Police corruption -- Mexican-American Border Region -- Drama | Drug enforcement agents -- Mexican-American Border Region -- DramaDDC classification: 791.4372 | Item type | Current location | Call number | Vol info | Copy number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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| Media Resources | Taylor's Library-TU | 791.4372 TOU 2008 (Browse shelf) | Set of 2 DVDs | 1 | Available | SOMAC,09030,02,CL | 1000526060 |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1958
Includes 3 versions of the film: restored version, 1998 cut restored to Welles' vision based on a memo to the studio; theatrical version, original version seen by audiences in 1958; preview version, created prior to the theatrical version and incorporating some of Orson Welles'requests
Based on the novel "Badge of evil" by Whit Masterson
Bonus Materials: Bringing evil to life, retrospective documentary on the production of the film including interviews with Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh, crew members and film historians; Evil lost and found, behind-the-scenes of the restoration; preview version feature commentary, with Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh, restoration producer Rick Schmidlin and film historians; restored version feature commentary, with Rick Schmidlin; theatrical version feature commentary, with writer/ filmmaker F.X. Feeney; booklet contains a reproduction of Orson Welles' 58-page memo to Universal after viewing the studio's rough cut of the film
Disc 1. Restored version (1 hr., 51 min.) -- Disc 2. Theatrical version (1 hr., 36 min.); preview version (1 hr., 49 min.)
Director of photography, Russell Metty ; editors, Virgil Vogel, Aaron Stell ; music, Henry Mancini
Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh, Orson Welles
A narcotics officer and a corrupt cop are involved in a murder investigation in a small border town. See all three versions of the film: the theatrical version, the preview version, and the restored version. Features include commentaries and featurettes
Theatrical and preview version: Not rated ; restored version PG-13
DVD in anamphoric widescreen 1.85:1 aspect ratio presentation ; Region 1 ; NTSC ; Dolby Digital 2.0
English dialogue with English, Spanish or French subtitles; Subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing