Crime ·Drama ·History ·Thriller · United States of America · 1959 · 1h 43m

Compulsion

Compulsion poster
Director
Richard Fleischer
Cast
Dean Stockwell as Judd Steiner Bradford Dillman as Arthur A. Straus Orson Welles as Jonathan Wilk E.G. Marshall as District Attorney Harold Horn Diane Varsi as Ruth Evans Martin Milner as Sid Brooks
Crew
William C. Mellor — Director of Photography William Reynolds — Editor Lionel Newman — Original Music Composer Richard Murphy — Screenplay Meyer Levin — Novel Richard D. Zanuck — Producer
Tagline

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!

Synopsis

Two close friends' plan to execute a flawless crime is crushed when one of them inadvertently leaves his glasses at the crime scene.

Trailer Compulsion — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
death penaltybased on novel or bookpolicephilosophychild murderbased on true storylawyercourtroomglassesarrogancesuspensefulsuperiority
Key Collaborators
Richard Fleischer Director William C. Mellor Director of Photography William Reynolds Editor Lionel Newman Original Music Composer Richard Murphy Screenplay Meyer Levin Novel Richard D. Zanuck Producer
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