Compulsion (1959)
7.1|1 Apr, 1959|103 min
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!
7.1|1 Apr, 1959|103 min
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Two close friends' plan to execute a flawless crime is crushed when one of them inadvertently leaves his glasses at the crime scene.
Language
Budget$1,345,000
Revenue $1,800,000
English
Budget$1,345,000
Revenue $1,800,000
Keywords
death penalty
based on novel or book
police
philosophy
child murder
alibi
based on true story
lawyer
courtroom
glasses
arrogance
suspenseful
superiority
gay subtext
gay interest
Casts
Dean Stockwell
Judd Steiner
Bradford Dillman
Arthur A. Straus
Orson Welles
Jonathan Wilk
E.G. Marshall
District Attorney Harold Horn
Diane Varsi
Ruth Evans
Martin Milner
Sid Brooks
Richard Anderson
Max Steiner
Robert F. Simon
Police Lt. Johnson
Robert Burton
Charles Straus
Wilton Graff
Mr. Steiner
Louise Lorimer
Mrs. Straus aka 'Mumsy'
Gavin MacLeod
Padua - Horn's Assistant
Edward Binns
Tom Daly
Colin Kenny
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Raoul Freeman
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Herschel Graham
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Crews
Richard Fleischer
Director
Richard Murphy
Screenplay
Meyer Levin
Novel
Richard D. Zanuck
Producer
Lionel Newman
Original Music Composer
William C. Mellor
Director of Photography
William Reynolds
Editor
Backdrops & Posters
