| Other author/creator | Welles, Orson, 1915-1985. |
| Other author/creator | Zugsmith, Albert. |
| Other author/creator | Heston, Charlton. |
| Other author/creator | Leigh, Janet. |
| Other author/creator | Calleia, Joseph, 1897-1975. |
| Other author/creator | Tamiroff, Akim, 1899-1972. |
| Other author/creator | Moore, Joanna, -1997. |
| Other author/creator | Collins, Ray, 1889-1965. |
| Other author/creator | Weaver, Dennis, 1924-2006. |
| Other author/creator | De Vargas, Valentin. |
| Other author/creator | Mills, Mort, 1919-1993. |
| Other author/creator | Dietrich, Marlene. |
| Other author/creator | Gabor, Zsa Zsa, 1917-2016 |
| Other author/creator | Masterson, Whit Badge of evil. |
| Other author/creator | Universal City Studios. |
| Uniform title | Touch of evil (Motion picture) |
| Contents |
Disc 1. Restored version (1 hr., 51 min.) -- Disc 2. Theatrical version (1 hr., 36 min.); preview version (1 hr., 49 min.). |
| Abstract |
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. |
| General note | Originally produced as a motion picture in 1958. |
| General note | 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. |
| General note | Based on the novel "Badge of evil" by Whit Masterson. |
| General note | 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. |
| Credits | Director of photography, Russell Metty ; editors, Virgil Vogel, Aaron Stell ; music, Henry Mancini. |
| Cast |
Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh, Orson Welles, Joseph Calleia, Akim Tamiroff, Joanna Moore, Ray Collins, Dennis Weaver, Valentin De Vargas, Mort Mills, Marlene Dietrich, Zsa Zsa Gabor. |
| Audience |
Theatrical and preview version: Not rated ; restored version PG-13. |
| Technical details | DVD. |
| Language | English dialogue with English, Spanish or French subtitles; Subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
| Genre/form | Film noir. |
| Genre/form | Film adaptations. |
| Genre/form | Fiction films. |
| Genre/form | Feature films. |
| Genre/form | Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| Other title | Bringing evil to life. |
| UPC |
025195027809 |
| UPC |
025192047022 |
| Publisher number | 61103474 Universal |
| Stock number | Midwest Tape http://www.midwesttapes.com |
