Catalog - The City Library

Format:

Blu-ray Disc, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Uniform Title:

Title:

Touch of evil / Universal International presents ; screenplay by Orson Welles ; produced by Albert Zugsmith ; directed by Orson Welles.

Edition:

Limited edition.

Publisher, Date:

Universal City, CA : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, [2014]

Description:

1 videodisc (111 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.

digital optical

video file Blu-ray

Summary:

A narcotics officer and a corrupt cop are involved in a murder investigation in a small border town. Includes three versions of the film: the preview version (109 mins.) , the theatrical version (99 mins.), and the reconstructed version (111 mins.).

Target Audience Note:

Rating: PG-13; for some violence and drug content.

Subjects:

Masterson, Whit -- Film adaptations.

Murder -- Investigation -- Mexican-American Border Region -- Drama.

Police corruption -- Mexican-American Border Region -- Drama.

Drug enforcement agents -- Mexican-American Border Region -- Drama.

Genre:

Film noir.

Crime films.

Film adaptations.

Fiction films.

Feature films.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Other Author:

Welles, Orson, 1915-1985, screenwriter, director, actor.

Zugsmith, Albert, film producer.

Heston, Charlton, actor.

Leigh, Janet, actor.

Calleia, Joseph, 1897-1975, actor.

Tamiroff, Akim, 1899-1972, actor.

Dietrich, Marlene, actor.

Mancini, Henry, composer (expression)

Motion picture adaptation of (work): Masterson, Whit. Badge of evil.

Universal-International (Firm), production company.

Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm), film distributor.

Notes:

Based on the novel 'Badge of evil' by Whit Masterson.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1958.

Special features: Bringing evil to life; Evil lost and found; theatrical trailer; reconstructed version commentaries, notes from the director booklet.

Director of photography, Russell Metty ; editors, Virgil Vogel, Aaron Stell ; music, Henry Mancini.

Charlton Heston, Orson Welles, Janet Leigh, Joseph Calleia, Akim Tamiroff, Joanna Moore, Ray Collins, Dennis Weaver, Valentin De Vargas, Mort Mills, Marlene Dietrich, Zsa Zsa Gabor.

Blu-ray, widescreen presentation; DTS-HD master audio 2.0 mono; requires Blu-ray player.

English dialogue; French or Spanish subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Publisher Number:

61131768

61131739

Other Number:

870870147

System Availability:

1

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

1

Control Number:

680686

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0

# System items in:

0

Call Number:

BLU MOVIE Touch of