"A stark, perverse story of murder, kidnapping and police corruption in a Mexican border town"
Orson Welles displays features of noir in films like Citizen Kane and The Lady of Shanghai, but this is considered by many to be the end of the original 'classic' period of noir films. Like most of Welles' pictures, studio meddling resulted in multiple versions of the film. One way to tell which you are watching: The famous opening sequence tracking shot originally had the credits running over it. The 1998 alternative version (re-cut from extensive notes made by Welles after shooting) puts these credits at the end, as intended, so that it doesn't distract from the amazing camerawork (IU Professor and noted Welles Scholar James Naremore helped with the reconstruction; participates in a commentary track on this anniversary DVD release).
Adult Audiovisual DVD - Tou
