Touch of Evil 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 best motion pictures and one of the best classic-era films noir. In 1993, it was selected for preservation in the
Dunkirk (1958 film) Dunkirk (1958 film) Dunkirk is a 1958 British war film directed by Leslie Norman and starring John Mills, Richard Attenborough, and Bernard Lee. The film is based on the novels "The Big Pick-Up" by Elleston Trevor and "Dunkirk" co-authored by Lt. Col. Ewan Butler and Maj. J. S. Bradford. The film is set during Operation Dynamo, the evacuation of surrounded British and French troops from the beaches of Dunkirk, France between 26 May and 4 June 1940, during the Second World War. Events are seen mostly from the viewpoints of two people, a civilian in England, newspaper reporter Charles Foreman