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Compulsion 1959 Directed by Richard Fleischer

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.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gneres Crime , Drama , History , Thriller
Budget $1,345,000
Revenue $1,800,000
Release Date 1 April 1959
103 mins
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
Raoul Freeman Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Herschel Graham
Herschel Graham Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Crew
Director
Richard Fleischer
Richard Fleischer
Writer
Richard Murphy
Richard Murphy
Producer
Richard D. Zanuck
Richard D. Zanuck
Cinematography
William C. Mellor
William C. Mellor
Composer
Lionel Newman
Lionel Newman
Editor
William Reynolds
William Reynolds
Original Writer
Meyer Levin
Meyer Levin