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    Touch Of Evil


    50th Anniversary Edition
    Genre: Drama

    Reviewed In Issue 136 (Nov 2008) Of Widescreen Review®

    Stars:
    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

    WSR Review Scores
    WSR Picture Rating: 4.0
    DD Sound Rating: 2.0
    DTS Sound Rating: NR
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    Reference Systems
    Critics' Composite Score: 4.5
    Internet Links
    http://www.universalstudios.com/home
    Special Features
    Disc One of this Two-Disc set contains the restored version of the film, along with the following special features: two audio commentary tracks


     DVD General Information

    (Studio/Distributor): Universal Studios Home Video
    (Catalog Number): 61103474
    (MPAA Rating): PG-13
    (Rating Reason):

    		 NA
    (Retail Price): $26.98
    (DVD Type): Two-Disc Set: DVD-9 & DVD-5
    (Widescreen Edition): Yes
    (Full Screen Edition): No
    (Anamorphic Widescreen): Yes
    (Running Time In Minutes): 111/95/109
    (Color Type): Black & White
    (Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
    (Closed Captioned): Yes
    (Regional Coding): 1
    (Theatrical Year): 1958
    (Theatrical Release): Yes
    (Direct-To-Video Release): No
    (DVD Release Date): 10/07/08
    (THX® Digitally Mastered): No

     Credits Information

    (Director): Orson Welles
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      WSR Narrative Review
    Story Synopsis:
    Based on the novel Badge Of Evil by Whit Masterson, Touch Of Evil involves a corrupt American police chief (Welles), a Mexican narcotics investigator (Heston), and his inquisitive wife (Leigh). (Laurie Sevano)

    DVD Picture:
    The anamorphically enhanced 1.85:1 DVD shows better resolution than the previously released DVD (Issue 45), but overall, the image is still soft. The black-and-white picture

    Soundtrack:
    The Dolby

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