Compulsion (1959)

  • NR
  • 04/01/1959 (US)
  • Crime, Drama
  • 1h 43m

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!

Overview

Two close friends kidnap and murder a young boy and are defended in court by a renowned attorney who makes an impassioned plea against capital punishment.

Richard Fleischer

Director

Meyer Levin

Novel

Richard Murphy

Screenplay

Cast

Dean Stockwell's headshot

Dean Stockwell

Judd Steiner
Bradford Dillman's headshot

Bradford Dillman

Arthur A. Straus
Orson Welles's headshot

Orson Welles

Jonathan Wilk
E.G. Marshall's headshot

E.G. Marshall

District Attorney Harold Horn
Diane Varsi's headshot

Diane Varsi

Ruth Evans
Martin Milner's headshot

Martin Milner

Sid Brooks
Richard Anderson's headshot

Richard Anderson

Max Steiner
Robert F. Simon's headshot

Robert F. Simon

Police Lt. Johnson

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