Compulsion

Compulsion

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!

1959•1h 43m•7.1/10

CrimeDramaHistoryThriller

Ratings

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7.1/10(159)

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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Production

Darryl F. Zanuck Productions, 20th Century Fox

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Dean Stockwell

Dean Stockwell

Judd Steiner

Bradford Dillman

Bradford Dillman

Arthur A. Straus

Orson Welles

Orson Welles

Jonathan Wilk

E.G. Marshall

E.G. Marshall

District Attorney Harold Horn

Diane Varsi

Diane Varsi

Ruth Evans

Martin Milner

Martin Milner

Sid Brooks

Richard Anderson

Richard Anderson

Max Steiner

Robert F. Simon

Robert F. Simon

Police Lt. Johnson

Robert Burton

Robert Burton

Charles Straus

Wilton Graff

Wilton Graff

Mr. Steiner

Louise Lorimer

Louise Lorimer

Mrs. Straus aka 'Mumsy'

Gavin MacLeod

Gavin MacLeod

Padua - Horn's Assistant

Edward Binns

Edward Binns

Tom Daly

Colin Kenny

Colin Kenny

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Raoul Freeman

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Herschel Graham

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

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