A border-town bombing draws Mexican investigator Miguel Vargas into a corruption-ridden police investigation led by crooked captain Hank Quinlan, setting off a deadly struggle over power, justice, and truth.
Directed by Orson Welles
hotel
gangster
brothel
border
investigation
honeymoon
usa–mexico border
car bomb
film noir
black and white
Rank
#4 in 1958·#932 overall
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Cast
Charlton Heston
Ramon Miguel Vargas
Janet Leigh
Susan 'Susie' Vargas
Orson Welles
Police Captain Hank Quinlan
Joseph Calleia
Police Sergeant Pete Menzies
Akim Tamiroff
'Uncle' Joe Grandi
Joanna Moore
Marcia Linnekar
Ray Collins
District Attorney Adair
Dennis Weaver
Mirador Motel Night Manager
Valentin de Vargas
Pancho
Mort Mills
Al Schwartz - District Attorney's Assistant
Victor Millan
Manelo Sanchez
Lalo Rios
Risto - Grandi's Nephew
Crew
Orson Welles
Director
Orson Welles
Screenplay
Henry Mancini
Original Music Composer
Virgil W. Vogel
Editor
Albert Zugsmith
Producer
Bud Westmore
Makeup Artist
David Sharpe
Stunts
Robert Tafur
Technical Supervisor
Popular Reviews
455 reviews
Maxx
6.0★ · 05/12/26
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Luke Waring
9.0★ · 06/08/26
"A policeman's job is only easy in a police state"
Again, the camera work is perfect. The film has a really hateable villain: a truly despicable, disgusting character
Letterboxd's Top 500 | #408
"A policeman's job is only easy in a police state"
Again, the camera work is perfect. The film has a really hateable villain: a truly despicable, disgusting character
Letterboxd's Top 500 | #408
Baeaeggs
10.0★ · 05/27/26
I'm ashamed to say it took me almost ten minutes to realize that was Charlton Heston painted brown. Aside from that this movie is absolutely amazing, especially the music.
I'm ashamed to say it took me almost ten minutes to realize that was Charlton Heston painted brown. Aside from that this movie is absolutely amazing, especially the music.
Ashok Vasu
"...I close this memo with a very earnest plea that you consent to this brief visual pattern to which I gave so many long days of work"
"...I close this memo with a very earnest plea that you consent to this brief visual pattern to which I gave so many long days of work"
Nin
7.0★ · 05/07/26
Maalesef film çok bölündüğü için çok da yüksek veremeyeceğim ama bir ara geri izleyip öyle uzun uzun bir yorum yazacağım çünkü derin bir film, ama bölününce bu film hakkında uzun bir yorum yazmak istemem çünkü hiç bölünmeden izlesem o an daha içten yazarım şimdi içtensizlikle yazmış olurdum
Maalesef film çok bölündüğü için çok da yüksek veremeyeceğim ama bir ara geri izleyip öyle uzun uzun bir yorum yazacağım çünkü derin bir film, ama bölününce bu film hakkında uzun bir yorum yazmak istemem çünkü hiç bölünmeden izlesem o an daha içten yazarım şimdi içtensizlikle yazmış olurdum
