The famous opening shot is brilliant, as is the use of shadow and light in this 'last' film noir. Orson Welles is menacing as the bad cop and Marlene Dietrich was pretty good in her small role. I saw the 1998 restored version.
This review of Touch of Evil (1958) was written by Anne F on 20 Nov 2008.
Touch of Evil has generally received very positive reviews.
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