Compulsion
1959 · Movie · 1h 43m
CrimeDramaHistoryThriller
"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.
Ratings
IMDb
7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes
100%
Key crew
- Richard FleischerDirector
- Richard MurphyScreenplay
- Lionel NewmanOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Dean StockwellJudd Steiner
- Bradford DillmanArthur A. Straus
- Orson WellesJonathan Wilk
- E.G. MarshallDistrict Attorney Harold Horn
- Diane VarsiRuth Evans
- Martin MilnerSid Brooks
- Richard AndersonMax Steiner
- Robert F. SimonPolice Lt. Johnson
- Robert BurtonCharles Straus
- Wilton GraffMr. Steiner
- Louise LorimerMrs. Straus aka 'Mumsy'
- Gavin MacLeodPadua - Horn's Assistant
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Themes
death penaltybased on novel or bookpolicephilosophychild murderbased on true storylawyercourtroomglassesarrogancesuspensefulsuperiority