Editing Touch of Evil (section)

====1976 release====
Robert Epstein, a [[University of California, Los Angeles|UCLA]] film studies professor, had requested a film print for a screening in his class in the early 1970s. Inside the Universal archives, he discovered a 108-minute print of ''Touch of Evil''.{{sfn|Brady|1989|page=507}} It was publicly screened at the [[Los Angeles County Museum of Art]] as part of "The 50 Great American Films" on December 15, 1973.<ref>{{cite news |last=Thomas |first=Kevin |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/381821627 |title=Marathon To Conclude Film Series |date=December 12, 1973 |work=Los Angeles Times |at=Part IV, p. 24 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}</ref> The [[American Film Institute]], recognizing the historical value of the discovery, had submitted a duplicated [[Negative (photography)|negative]] to the [[Library of Congress]] for preservation in June 1975. A 16&nbsp;mm re-release provided through United World Films, Universal Pictures' non-theatrical distribution arm, was also discussed.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Orson Welles 'Evil' Now Has 'Cult' Aura |magazine=Variety |date=June 25, 1975 |pages=2, 71}}</ref> Subsequently, it was screened at the [[Paris Film Festival]], which was followed with a wide theatrical re-release by Universal Pictures that recognized an increased interest among film fans in Welles's works.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Buffs Show Interest in Enlarged Vault Version of 'Evil' of '58 |magazine=Variety |date=August 27, 1975 |page=4}}</ref>

[[Jonathan Rosenbaum]] published an article in the film magazine ''[[Sight & Sound]]'' in 1975, claiming that, except for a few minor details, the version was "apparently identical to Welles' final cut," and described it as the "definitive version".<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Rosenbaum |first=Jonathan |title=Prime Cut |url=https://archive.org/details/Sight_and_Sound_1975_10_BFI_GB/page/n25/mode/2up |magazine=Sight & Sound |date=Autumn 1975 |volume=44 |issue=4 |pages=217–218 |via=Internet Archive}}</ref> [[Joseph McBride (writer)|Joseph McBride]], in a letter to ''Sight & Sound'', issued a correction, identifying the cut as the "preview" version.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=McBride |first=Joseph |title=Letters |url=https://archive.org/details/Sight_and_Sound_1976_04_BFI_GB/page/n69/mode/2up |magazine=Sight & Sound |volume=45 |issue=2 |date=Spring 1976 |pages=128, 130 |via=Internet Archive}}</ref>