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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!
Apr 01, 1959 1h 43m
7.1
139 votes

Synopsis

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.

Title Compulsion
Companies Darryl F. Zanuck Productions, 20th Century Fox
Countries United States of America
Keywords death penalty, based on novel or book, police, philosophy, child murder, alibi, based on true story, lawyer, courtroom, glasses, arrogance, superiority
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
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
Colin Kenny

Colin Kenny

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Raoul Freeman

Raoul Freeman

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Herschel Graham

Herschel Graham

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)