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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!”
7.1 / 10• 1959• 1h 43m•NR• English
CrimeDramaHistoryThriller
Storyline
Two close friends' plan to execute a flawless crime is crushed when one of them inadvertently leaves his glasses at the crime scene.
Cast & Crew
Dean Stockwell
Judd Steiner
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Richard Fleischer's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Compulsion is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
