Overview:
A border-town bombing draws Mexican investigator Miguel Vargas into a corruption-ridden police investigation led by crooked captain Hank Quinlan, setting off a deadly struggle over power, justice, and truth.| Status: | Released (1958-03-30) |
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| Awards: | 7 wins & 1 nomination total |
| 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
- 45279: Albert Zugsmith - Producer - Production
- 13809: Russell Metty - Director of Photography - Camera
- 1938: Henry Mancini - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 8484: Aaron Stell - Editor - Editing
- 12345: Virgil W. Vogel - 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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