Close menu

Programme Index

Discover 11,128,835 listings and 281,542 playable programmes from the BBC

Midnight Movie: Touch of Evil

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

Starring Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh, Orson Welles with Joseph Calleia, Akim Tamiroff
Guest appearances by Marlene Dietrich and Zsa Zsa Gabor

An unscrupulous American policeman and an investigator working for the Mexican Government clash over a border bombing incident involving both American and Mexican citizens.
(Philip Jenkinson on This Week's Films: page 12)

Contributors

Screenplay/Director:
Orson Welles
Based on "Badge of Evil" by:
Whit Masterson
Producer:
Albert Zugsmith
Ramon Miguel (Mike) Vargas:
Charlton Heston
Susan Vargas:
Janet Leigh
Hank Quinlan:
Orson Welles
Pete Menzies:
Joseph Calleia
'Uncle Joe' Grandi:
Akim Tamiroff
Marcia Linnekar:
Joanna Moore
Tanya:
Marlene Dietrich
Strip-Club Owner:
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Source: Radio Times

BBC Two England

About BBC Two

BBC Two is a lively channel of depth and substance, carrying a range of knowledge-building programming complemented by great drama, comedy and arts.

Appears in

Suggest an Edit

We are trying to reflect the information printed in the Radio Times magazine.

  • Press the 'Suggest an Edit' button
  • Type in any changes to the title, synopsis or contributor information using the Radio Times Style Guide for reference.
  • Click the Submit Edits button.
    Your changes will be sent for verification and if accepted, will appear in due course More