
A border-town bombing draws Mexican investigator Miguel Vargas into a corruption-ridden police investigation led by crooked captain Hank Quinlan, setting off a deadly struggle over power, justice, and truth.
Cast

Charlton Heston
Ramon Miguel Vargas

Janet Leigh
Susan 'Susie' Vargas

Orson Welles
Police Captain Hank Quinlan

Joseph Calleia
Police Sergeant Pete Menzies

Akim Tamiroff
'Uncle' Joe Grandi

Joanna Moore
Marcia Linnekar

Ray Collins
District Attorney Adair

Dennis Weaver
Mirador Motel Night Manager

Valentin de Vargas
Pancho

Mort Mills
Al Schwartz - District Attorney's Assistant

Victor Millan
Manelo Sanchez

Lalo Rios
Risto - Grandi's Nephew
Michael Sargent
Pretty Boy

Phil Harvey
Blaine

Joi Lansing
Zita

Harry Shannon
Chief Gould

Marlene Dietrich
Tana

Joseph Cotten
Coroner (uncredited)

Zsa Zsa Gabor
Strip-Club Owner
Joe Basulto
Young Delinquent (uncredited)
Yolanda Bojorquez
Bobbie (uncredited)
Domenick Delgarde
Lackey (uncredited)
Jennie Dias
Jackie (uncredited)

John Dierkes
Policeman (uncredited)
Eleanor Dorado
Lia (uncredited)

Eva Gabor
Stripper Sitting at Bar (uncredited)
Jeffrey Green
Rudy Linnekar (uncredited)

Billy House
Construction Site Foreman (uncredited)

Mercedes McCambridge
Gang Leader (uncredited)
Arlene McQuade
Ginnie (uncredited)
Ken Miller
Gang Member (uncredited)

Ralph Moratz
Man in Uniform Running Down Street (uncredited)
Ramón Rodríguez
Gang Member (uncredited)

Gus Schilling
Eddie Farnham (uncredited)

William Tannen
Marcia Linnekar's Attorney (uncredited)
Wayne Taylor
Gang Member (uncredited)
Rusty Wescoatt
Detective Casey (uncredited)

Dan White
Customs Officer (uncredited)

Keenan Wynn
Bartender (uncredited)
Crew

Orson Welles
Director, Screenplay
Whit Masterson
Novel
Aaron Stell
Editor

Virgil W. Vogel
Editor
Ernest J. Nims
Assistant Editor
Edward Curtiss
Additional Editing
Russell Metty
Director of Photography
Terence Nelson
Assistant Director
Harry Keller
Assistant Director
Phil Bowles
Assistant Director

Albert Zugsmith
Producer
James V. King
Camera Operator
Roy Vaughn
Assistant Camera
Nevada Penn
Wardrobe Master
Bill Thomas
Costume Design
Claire Cramer
Wardrobe Designer
Merle Reeves
Hairstylist
Monty Westmore
Makeup Artist
Vincent Romaine
Makeup Artist

Bud Westmore
Makeup Artist
Maurice Seiderman
Makeup Artist
Leslie I. Carey
Sound

Henry Mancini
Original Music Composer
Joseph Gershenson
Music Supervisor
Barney Kessel
Additional Soundtrack
John P. Austin
Set Decoration
Russell A. Gausman
Set Decoration
Sherman Clark
Still Photographer
Betty A. Griffin
Script Supervisor

Robert Tafur
Technical Supervisor

David Sharpe
Stunts
Franklin Coen
Additional Writing
Paul Monash
Additional Writing
Vic Jones
Gaffer
Wayne Fitzgerald
Title Designer
Robert Clatworthy
Art Direction
Alexander Golitzen
Art Direction
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