Touch of Evil: Orson Welles, Director

by Professor Terry Comito

Book Overview

Welles is by consensus one of the most talented directors who ever worked in Hollywood, and this flamboyant film - a 1958 exploration of the thriller form - is one of his greatest achievements.

Comito's introduction considers the film's relation to the tradition of film noir and demonstrates how Welles's mastery of cinematic language transforms the materials of a routine thriller into a work that is at once a sardonic examination of the dark...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081351097X
• ISBN13: 9780813510972
• Release Date: June 1985
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.0"