The explosion of a bomb in the American sector of Los Robles, a small border town between the United States and Mexico, has raised fears of complications between the two countries. A Mexican policeman, Mike Vargas, then on his honeymoon, decides to get involved in the investigation and discovers the unsavory methods of his counterpart, Hank Quinlan. Vargas and his wife (Janet Leigh and Charlton Heston) find themselves trapped between corrupt local police and the area's gangs...
Tick-tock tick-tock
Although hampered by a conflict with the Universal studio (the film will be re-edited against the director's advice), Thirst for Evil, which has been visible for a few years in a version close to that of the original, is unquestionably a film matrix that inspired both Coppola and Fincher. Its masterful opening sequence shot (the ticking of the bomb is gradually replaced by the hectic rhythm of Mexican music) is matched only by the staging of the film, where innovative framing and sublime B&W form a work of crazy beauty and great modernity (the film was shot in 1958).
Thirst for Evil will be released in a Prestige Collector box set at BQHL on October 20th. On the menu:
• 4K cinema version (VO/VF DTS HD 2.0)• Blu-Ray of the cinema version (95') and in its first cut (109')• Blu-ray of the film in its restored version from 1998 (111') • Bonus Blu-Ray: numerous audio commentaries including those by the restaurant manager Rick Schmidlin or Charlton Eston, documentary on Orson Welles by his daughter, another on the production and making of the film, another still on its editing, release and restoration• 160-page book
