Touch of Evil
This film noir was written and directed by Orson Welles, who also plays a lead role as police captain Hank Quinlan. Touch of Evil tells the story of corrupt law enforcement officers in Mexico. After a car bomb explodes on the American side of the border, Mexican drug enforcement agent Miguel Vargas (Charlton Heston) investigates alongside Quinlan. However, it soon becomes clear that Quinlan and his shady partner, Menzies (Joseph Calleia), are planting evidence to frame an innocent man.
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