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Orson Welles' 1959 noir masterpiece sees his racist cop Hank Quinlan dispense his own kind of justice in a one-horse border town. But there's a new type of policeman in Charlton Heston's Vargas, a straight-shooter who's not going to stand for frame-ups and rough handling. Top-notch script, non-stop brilliant camera work and added Marlene Dietrich. Unbeatable.
By whatswrong1363Orson Welles' 1959 noir masterpiece sees his racist cop Hank Quinlan dispense his own kind of justice in a one-horse border town. But there's a new type of policeman in Charlton Heston's Vargas, a straight-shooter who's not going to stand for frame-ups and rough handling. Top-notch script, non-stop brilliant camera work and added Marlene Dietrich. Unbeatable.