Touch of Evil awards from the New York Film Critics Circle, the Los Angeles Film Critics Association and National Society of Film Critics. Touch of Evil Touch of Evil is a 1958 American film noir written, directed by and co-starring Orson Welles. The screenplay was loosely based on the novel "Badge of Evil" by Whit Masterson. Along with Welles, the cast includes Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh, Joseph Calleia, Akim Tamiroff and Marlene Dietrich. One of the last examples of film noir in the genre's classic period, its reputation has grown since its release, and it is now widely regarded as one of Welles's
The Touch (2002 film) legends say the treasure is buried in order to uncover and protect the treasure that her ancestors had sworn to keep safe. The action culminates in a climactic sequence set in the booby-trapped subterranean Buddhist temple. The film was generally panned by critics for its cliched storyline and primitive visual effects. The Touch (2002 film) The Touch (; literally: "The Legend of the Heavenly Pulse" or "The Legend of the Heavenly Mountain Range") is a 2002 Hong Kong action/adventure martial arts film directed by "Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon" cinematographer Peter Pau and starring Michelle Yeoh, Ben Chaplin and Richard Roxburgh.