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Touch of evil [videorecording (DVD)].

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Universal Studios, c2000.

Video Difference legacy collection.

[videorecording (DVD)].

1 (or 2) videodisc(s) (111 min.) : Dolby digital, mono. sd., b&w ; 12 cm.

Running time for theatrical version - 96 minutes ; preview version - 109 minutes.

Based on the novel "Badge of Evil" by Whit Masterson.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1958.

50th Anniversary edition includes 3 versions of the movies: Restored version - re-edited in 1998, theis definitive cut of the film is restored to Orson Welles' vision based on his detailed 58-page memo to the studio ; Theatrical version - this original version of the film was seen by U.S. audiences when it was released in theaters in 1958 ; Preview version - created prior to the theatrical version, this cut of the film incorporates some of Orson Welles' requests and was discovered by Universal in 1976.

Special features: Welles' memo ; theatrical trailer ; production notes ; cast and filmmakers.

Special features (50th Anniversary ed.): Bringing evil to life: retrospective documentary on the groundbreaking production of "Touch of Evil" featuring interviews with Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh, crew members and film historians ; Evil lost and found: go behind-the-scenes of the restoration of "Touch of Evil" and learn about the various versions of the film ; Preview version feature commentary with Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh and restoration producer Rich Schmidlin ; restored version feature commentary with restoration producer Rich Schmidlin ; theatrical version feature commentary with writer/filmmaker F.X. Feeney ; preview version feature commentary with Orson Welles historians Jonathan Rosenbaum and James Naremore.

1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen.

A selection of the National Film Registry, 1993.

In glorious black and white.

Compatible with DVD players displaying the symbols for: 1, NTSC, DVD Video.

Languages: English, Spanish & French ; Captions/Subtitles: English captions ; Spanish and French subtitles.

Music by Henry Mancini ; directed by Orson Welles ; screenplay by Orson Welles ; produced by Albert Zugsmith.

Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh and Orson Welles with Marlene Dietrich, Akim Tamiroff, Joseph Calleia, Zsa Zsa Gabor.

Films for the hearing impaired.

Masterson, Whit. Badge of evil.

Welles, Orson, 1915-1985. drt.

Heston, Charlton.

Dietrich, Marlene.

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