Turner Classic Movies | Everything 'Touch of Evil' Tells You in Its Opening 4 Minutes | Film 101 @TurnerClassicMovies | Uploaded October 2022 | Updated October 2024, 11 minutes ago.
Orson Welles' 1958 spellbinding noir 'Touch of Evil' has one of the most famous opening shots in cinema history. In this episode of Film 101, we breakdown the intricate continuous shot to point out how Welles lays the foundation for the rest of the movie in less than four minutes.

Written and Narrated by Tom Reimann

'Touch of Evil' plays on TCM on November 14th at 8pm.

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