New on Blu-ray & 4K: TOUCH OF EVIL (1958) Starring Charlton Heston, Orson Welles and Janet Leigh

Product Description: Directed by Hollywood legend Orson Welles (Citizen Kane, The Stranger, The Lady from Shanghai), Touch of Evil is a film noir masterpiece whose Hollywood backstory is as unforgettable as the movie itself. Starring Charlton Heston (The Big Country, Ben-Hur), Janet Leigh (The Manchurian Candidate, Psycho) and Welles himself, this dark portrait of corruption and morally compromised obsessions tells the story of a crooked police chief who frames a Mexican youth as part of an intricate criminal plot. With its iconic ticking-bomb opening shot, shadowy cinematography by Russell Metty (Spartacus), evocative score by Henry Mancini (Arabesque) and memorable supporting turns by Akim Tamiroff (The General Died at Dawn) and Marlene Dietrich (Desire), Touch of Evil is a stylistic triumph that stands the test of time. This 3-disc special edition features 4K restorations of three versions of the film: the Theatrical version, the Preview version and the Reconstructed version based on Orson Welles’ original vision.

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MOVIE DETAILS

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Director: Orson Welles

Starring: Charlton Heston, Orson Welles, Janet Leigh

Genre: Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Runtime: 111 min

Rating: Not Rated

Language: English

Studio: Kino Lorber

Home Video Release Date: March 8, 2022

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4K Ultra HD

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Blu-ray

Codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Resolution: 1080p
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Region: Region A/1

4K Ultra HD

Codec: HEVC / H.265
Resolution: Native 4K (2160p)
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
HDR: Dolby Vision, HDR10
Region: Region A/1

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Blu-ray: None
4K Ultra HD: None

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Blu-ray: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
4K Ultra HD: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1

SUBTITLES

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Blu-ray: English

4K Ultra HD: English SDH

SPECIAL FEATURES & EXTRAS

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Brand New 4K Restoration of the Theatrical Cut
Brand New 4K Restoration of the Reconstructed Cut
NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian Tim Lucas
NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian Imogen Sara Smith
Audio Commentary with Writer/Filmmaker F.X. Feeney
Audio Commentary by Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh and Reconstruction Producer Rick Schmidlin
Theatrical Trailer (2:10)
-EVIL LOST AND FOUND: Featurette (17:06)
Audio Commentary with Orson Welles Historians Jonathan Rosenbaum and James Naremore
BRINGING EVIL TO LIFE: Featurette (20:59)