Touch of Evil 4K UltraHD (Masters of Cinema #25)

Description: Touch of Evil 4K UltraHD (Masters of Cinema #25) This release includes a collector's booklet featuring writing by Orson Welles, Francois Truffaut, Andre Bazin and Terry Comito. Touch of Evil begins with one of the most brilliant sequences in the history of cinema; and ends with one of the most brilliant final scenes ever committed to celluloid. In between unfurls a picture whose moral, sexual, racial, and aesthetic attitudes remain so radical as to cross borders established not only in 1958, but in the present age also.Charlton Heston portrays Mike Vargas, the Mexican chief of narcotics who sets out to uncover the facts surrounding a car bomb that has killed a wealthy American businessman on the US side of the border. As Vargas investigates, his newly-wed wife Susie (Janet Leigh, two years before Hitchcock’s Psycho) is kidnapped by a gang out to exact vengeance for the prosecution of the brother of their leader (Akim Tamiroff). Meanwhile, Vargas’ enquiries become progressively more obfuscated by the American cop Hank Quinlan (played by Welles himself, in one of the most imposing and unforgettable screen performances of his career), a besotted incarnation of corruption who alternately conspires with Susie’s captors and seeks solace in the brothel of the Gypsy madame (Marlene Dietrich) who comforted him in bygone times.Welles’ final studio-system picture has at last become secure in its status as one of the greatest films ever made. It remains a testament to the genius of Welles –– a film of Shakespearean richness, inexhaustible. The Masters of Cinema Series is extremely proud to present Touch of Evil in its UK debut on Ultra HD Blu-ray. Touch of Evil 4K UltraHD (Masters of Cinema #25) This release includes a collector's booklet featuring writing by Orson Welles, Francois Truffaut, Andre Bazin and Terry Comito. Touch of Evil begins with one of the most brilliant sequences in the history of cinema; and ends with one of the most brilliant final scenes ever committed to celluloid. In between unfurls a picture whose moral, sexual, racial, and aesthetic attitudes remain so radical as to cross borders established not only in 1958, but in the present age also. Charlton Heston portrays Mike Vargas, the Mexican chief of narcotics who sets out to uncover the facts surrounding a car bomb that has killed a wealthy American businessman on the US side of the border. As Vargas investigates, his newly-wed wife Susie (Janet Leigh, two years before Hitchcock’s Psycho) is kidnapped by a gang out to exact vengeance for the prosecution of the brother of their leader (Akim Tamiroff). Meanwhile, Vargas’ enquiries become progressively more obfuscated by the American cop Hank Quinlan (played by Welles himself, in one of the most imposing and unforgettable screen performances of his career), a besotted incarnation of corruption who alternately conspires with Susie’s captors and seeks solace in the brothel of the Gypsy madame (Marlene Dietrich) who comforted him in bygone times. Welles’ final studio-system picture has at last become secure in its status as one of the greatest films ever made. It remains a testament to the genius of Welles –– a film of Shakespearean richness, inexhaustible. The Masters of Cinema Series is extremely proud to present Touch of Evil in its UK debut on Ultra HD Blu-ray. Postage Australia We use the Australia Post Parcel Post service, which provides a tracking reference. Express Post is also available. International We use the Australia Post Standard International service, which provides a tracking reference. 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Actor: Charlton Heston, Orson Welles, Janet Leigh

Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 aspect ratio

Case Type: Blu-Ray Case

Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom

Custom Bundle: No

Custom Label: 5060000705461-b

Director: Orson Welles

Features: Four audio commentaries, featuring: restoration producer Rick Schmidlin (reconstructed ver, with Schmidlin (reconstructed version); critic F. X. Feeney (thea, New video interview with critic broadcaster and cultural historia, New video interview with critic Tim Robey, New video interview with author and critic Kim Newman, Bringing Evil to Life + Evil Lost and Found – two video pieces fe, Original theatrical trailer

Format: 4K UltraHD

Former Rental: No

Genre: Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Language: English

Modified Item: No

Movie/TV Title: Touch of Evil

Region Code: Region B

Release Year: 1958

Run Time: 95 / 109 / 110 mins

Studio: Eureka Video

Sub-Genre: Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Subtitle Language: English SDH

Type: Movie

Video Format: PAL