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Summary This film noir portrait of corruption and morally-compromised obsessions stars Welles as Hank Quinlan, a crooked police chief who frames a Mexican youth as part of an intricate criminal plot. Charlton Heston plays an honorable Mexican narcotics investigator who clashes with the bigoted Quinlan after probing into his dark past. A memorabl...

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Metascore Universal Acclaim Based on 22 Critic Reviews
99
User Score Universal Acclaim Based on 116 User Ratings
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Summary This film noir portrait of corruption and morally-compromised obsessions stars Welles as Hank Quinlan, a crooked police chief who frames a Mexican youth as part of an intricate criminal plot. Charlton Heston plays an honorable Mexican narcotics investigator who clashes with the bigoted Quinlan after probing into his dark past. A memorabl...

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Universal Acclaim Based on 22 Critic Reviews
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Universal Acclaim Based on 22 Critic Reviews
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95% Positive
21 Reviews
5% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Universal Acclaim Based on 116 User Ratings
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Universal Acclaim Based on 116 User Ratings
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86% Positive
100 Ratings
8% Mixed
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6% Negative
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Production Company Universal International Pictures (UI)
Release Date Feb 1, 1958
Duration 1 h 35 m
Rating Approved
Tagline The Overwhelming Drama of a Strange Vengeance
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Society of Camera Operators
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
National Film Preservation Board, USA
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination