Borrowing flagrantly from the classics, El Twisto has every species of bounty hunter chasing one prey. It can only end in a showdown-with a twist.

Although directed, written by and starring Orson Welles, Touch of Evil has for many years not been Welles' film. Welles was fired as director during post-production, and the film was recut by the studio, with the result that many important Welles' touches were altered or removed altogether. He left instructions in a letter to Charleton Heston detailing how he wanted the film to be edited, and in 1998 this version was made the way he intended. Now, we have the opportunity to finally see the film as its director wished, including the famed opening sequence: at the time the longest continuous tracking shot in cinema history, and a technological innovation.

Ramon Vargas portrayed by a sadly unconvincing Heston, is a Mexican government investigator passing through town with his new wife (Leigh). The two put their honeymoon on hold after a bomb explodes in an American border town. From there the plot twists and turns. Everyone is running from something, and crime and criminals are everywhere.

Always known for his dramatic direction, strong acting, and experimental use of the camera, Welles has used his truly singular style to create a tight, suspenseful and dark little tale.