Touch of Evil: Orson Welles, Director

(Part of the Rutgers Films in Print Series)

by Professor Terry Comito

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Welles is by consensus one of the most talented directors who ever worked in Hollywood, and this flamboyant film - a 1958 exploration of the thriller form - is one of his greatest achievements.

Comito's introduction considers the film's relation to the tradition of film noir and demonstrates how Welles's mastery of cinematic language transforms the materials of a routine thriller into a work that is at once a sardonic examination of the dark...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:081351097X

ISBN13:9780813510972

Release Date:June 1985

Publisher:Rutgers University Press

Length:288 Pages

Weight:0.93 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 5.9" x 8.0"

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