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
Orson Welles released. As Universal reworked "Touch of Evil", Welles began filming his adaptation of Miguel de Cervantes's novel "Don Quixote" in Mexico, starring Mischa Auer as Quixote and Akim Tamiroff as Sancho Panza. He continued shooting "Don Quixote" in Spain and Italy, but replaced Mischa Auer with Francisco Reiguera, and resumed acting jobs. In Italy in 1959, Welles directed his own scenes as King Saul in Richard Pottier's film "David and Goliath". In Hong Kong he co-starred with Curt Jürgens in Lewis Gilbert's film "Ferry to Hong Kong". In 1960, in Paris he co-starred in Richard Fleischer's film "Crack in the