Overview:
When a car bomb explodes on the American side of the U.S./Mexico border, Mexican drug enforcement agent Miguel Vargas begins his investigation, along with American police captain Hank Quinlan. When Vargas begins to suspect that Quinlan and his shady partner, Menzies, are planting evidence to frame an innocent man, his investigations into their possible corruption quickly put himself and his new bride, Susie, in jeopardy.| Status: | Released (1958-03-30) |
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| Awards: | 7 wins & 1 nomination |
| BoxOffice: | $2,247,465 |
| Screen: | Orson Welles, Whit Masterson, Franklin Coen |
| Productions: | Universal International Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English, Español |
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Casts
- 10017: Charlton Heston - Ramon Miguel Vargas
- 7302: Janet Leigh - Susan 'Susie' Vargas
- 40: Orson Welles - Police Captain Hank Quinlan
- 33747: Joseph Calleia - Police Sergeant Pete Menzies
- 30719: Akim Tamiroff - 'Uncle' Joe Grandi
- 94889: Joanna Moore - Marcia Linnekar
- 14518: Ray Collins - District Attorney Adair
Crews
- 40: Orson Welles - Director - Directing
- 55995: Whit Masterson - Novel - Writing
- 40: Orson Welles - Screenplay - Writing
- 45279: Albert Zugsmith - Producer - Production
- 1938: Henry Mancini - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 13809: Russell Metty - Director of Photography - Camera
- 8484: Aaron Stell - Editor - Editing
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Reviews
Wuchak
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Welles/Heston B&W cult noir is great on a technical level, but meh as a viewing experience On the Texas border a Mexican detective (Charlton Heston) assists an American investigation into a shocking murder of an American official on the border, but he soon learns that the imposin ....
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We start with a man putting a bomb in a car on the Mexican side of the border. When it explodes on the American side flattening the occupants, the local "Capt. Quinlan" (Orson Welles) decides to make a bit of a cursory investigation - in cahoots with his opposite number "Vargas" (Cha ....
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**It's not Orson Welles' best work, and there are some problems and wrong choices, but it's still a worthwhile film.** One crime and two totally different men: this sentence almost sums up the entire film. Director Orson Welles is one of those monsters that we are used to having l ....
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