A stark, perverse story of murder, kidnapping, and police corruption in a Mexican border town. |
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Ratings: | IMDB: 8.0/10 | |
Released: | May 26, 1958 | |
Runtime: | 95 min | |
Genres: | Drama Thriller Crime Film-Noir | |
Countries: | United States | |
Companies: | Universal International Pictures (UI) Universal International Pictures Universal Pictures | |
Cast: | Orson Welles Charlton Heston Janet Leigh Joseph Calleia | |
Crew: | Orson Welles Whit Masterson Franklin Coen Paul Monash | |
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Another good one from Orson Wellles, with a solid cast. Except for Charlton Heston, which was not believable to me. Also, I felt like Orson was overacting a bit, especially toward the last scenes. Still, a good movie to watch.
editor Walter Murch recut the film in 1998 according to Welles’ notes, removing title cards and non-diegetic music from the famous opening shot. The nearly-four-minute single take sets up a car bomb that goes off near the U.S. and Mexican border, rocking the life of a Mexican drug enforcement agent Miguel Vargas (Charlton Heston), who begins investigating a corrupt American police captain, Hank Quinlan (Welles). In a shocking near-first for a director’s cut, the film is actually shorter in the ‘98 version. What remains, however, are the brilliant film noir visuals and a much more coherent stoyline. that was the version i was hoping to find…..