Compulsion

Apr 1, 1959

1h 43m

★ 7.1

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

Genres

Crime

Drama

History

Thriller

Production Companies

Darryl F. Zanuck Productions

20th Century Fox

Compulsion Trailers

Cast

Judd Steiner

Dean Stockwell

Arthur A. Straus

Bradford Dillman

Jonathan Wilk

Orson Welles

District Attorney Harold Horn

E.G. Marshall

Ruth Evans

Diane Varsi

Sid Brooks

Martin Milner

Max Steiner

Richard Anderson

Police Lt. Johnson

Robert F. Simon

Charles Straus

Robert Burton

Mr. Steiner

Wilton Graff

Mrs. Straus aka 'Mumsy'

Louise Lorimer

Padua - Horn's Assistant

Gavin MacLeod

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