Touch of Evil

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:film
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Orson_Welles
gptkb:film
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Cannes_Film_Festival_Best_Director_Award
Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor
gptkbp:based_on gptkb:Badge_of_Evil
a novel by Whit Masterson
gptkbp:box_office $1.5 million
$10 million
gptkbp:budget $20 million
$1.8 million
gptkbp:character gptkb:Captain_Hank_Quinlan
gptkb:Captain_Quinlan
gptkb:Tanya
gptkb:Hank_Quinlan
gptkb:Mike_Vargas
gptkb:Sanchez
gptkb:Tana
Marlowe
Susie Vargas
gptkbp:cinematography gptkb:Russell_Metty
gptkb:Ricardo_Montalbán
gptkbp:color black-and-white
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:critical_reception mixed
mixed reviews
mixed reviews upon release
re-evaluated as a masterpiece
gptkbp:cultural_impact considered a classic
inspired analysis in film studies
considered a classic of film noir
gptkbp:debut_year Touch of Evil (1958)
gptkbp:directed_by gptkb:Orson_Welles
gptkbp:director gptkb:Orson_Welles
gptkb:John_Huston
gptkbp:distributor gptkb:Universal_Pictures
gptkbp:edited_by gptkb:Verna_Fields
gptkbp:editor gptkb:Felix_Feist
Owen Marks
gptkbp:film_festival gptkb:film_festival
gptkbp:film_score Henry Mancini's score
gptkbp:film_series Touch of Evil series
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:Felix_Feist
symbolism
flashbacks
narrative complexity
foreshadowing
long takes
non-linear narrative
shadow play
deep focus
low-angle shots
gptkbp:follows gptkb:Detective
gptkbp:genre gptkb:Police_Department
gptkb:High_School
gptkb:film
film noir
crime film
AFI's 10 Top 10 -Film Noir
gptkbp:home_media_release gptkb:DJ
gptkb:film
released on DVD and Blu-ray
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Touch of Evil
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Breaking_Bad
gptkb:Pulp_Fiction
gptkb:The_Godfather
gptkb:The_Usual_Suspects
film studies
future filmmakers
later filmmakers
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:German_Expressionism
gptkb:Citizen_Kane
gptkb:Italian_Neorealism
gptkb:French_New_Wave
gptkbp:influences inspired many filmmakers
gptkbp:is_cited_in gptkb:Martin_Scorsese
gptkb:David_Lynch
gptkb:Francis_Ford_Coppola
gptkb:Quentin_Tarantino
gptkbp:is_worshipped_by gptkb:theorem
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:legacy studied in film schools
influential in film history
cited in film critiques
gptkbp:music gptkb:Henry_Mancini
gptkbp:music_by gptkb:Henry_Mancini
gptkbp:notable_appearance the final confrontation
opening shot
the car explosion
gptkbp:plot gptkb:Detective
drug trafficking
personal vendetta
police corruption
A murder mystery involving a corrupt police officer.
gptkbp:produced_by gptkb:Orson_Welles
gptkbp:release_date gptkb:1958
gptkb:1998
April 23, 1958
gptkbp:release_region gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:released gptkb:1958
gptkbp:remake The Touch of Evil (1998)
Touch of Evil (1958)
gptkbp:restoration 1998 restoration
1998 restoration by Universal Pictures
restored version released in 1998
gptkbp:runtime 95 minutes
gptkbp:screenplay_by gptkb:Orson_Welles
gptkb:Paul_Monash
gptkbp:set_in border town
gptkbp:setting Mexican-American border
gptkbp:starring gptkb:Orson_Welles
gptkb:Janet_Leigh
gptkb:Charlton_Heston
gptkbp:technique long take opening scene
gptkbp:themes gptkb:TV_series
gptkb:historical_event
morality