Compulsion
1959 · 1h 43m · Directed by Richard Fleischer
Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
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Synopsis
THEIRS WAS THE PERFECT CRIME they thought! They were too sure...too smart...too careful to leave a clue -- but they did! and it exploded -- The shocking story of two teenagers out for kicks...looking for thrills...and finding them!
Two close friends' plan to execute a flawless crime is crushed when one of them inadvertently leaves his glasses at the crime scene.
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Compulsion · YouTube
Cast
Dean StockwellJudd Steiner
Bradford DillmanArthur A. Straus
Orson WellesJonathan Wilk
E.G. MarshallDistrict Attorney Harold Horn
Diane VarsiRuth Evans
Martin MilnerSid Brooks
Richard AndersonMax Steiner
Robert F. SimonPolice Lt. Johnson
Robert BurtonCharles Straus
Wilton GraffMr. Steiner
Louise LorimerMrs. Straus aka 'Mumsy'
Gavin MacLeodPadua - Horn's Assistant
Edward BinnsTom Daly
Colin KennyCourtroom Spectator (uncredited)- Raoul FreemanCourtroom Spectator (uncredited)
- Herschel GrahamCourtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Details
- Release date
- April 1, 1959
- Budget
- $1.3M
- Box office
- $1.8M
- Production
- Darryl F. Zanuck Productions, 20th Century Fox
- Country
- United States of America
- Languages
- English