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
Force of Evil Force of Evil Force of Evil is a 1948 American crime film noir directed by Abraham Polonsky who had already achieved a name for himself as a scriptwriter, most notably for the gritty boxing film "Body and Soul" (1947). Like "Body and Soul", the film starred John Garfield. The film was adapted by Abraham Polonsky and Ira Wolfert from Wolfert's novel "Tucker's People." The film marked the first on screen acting role of Beau Bridges. In 1994, "Force of Evil" was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically,