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.
‘Touch of Evil’ plays on TCM on November 14th, 2022 at 8pm.
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