Compulsion (1959)
Compulsion (1959)
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!
Two close friends' plan to execute a flawless crime is crushed when one of them inadvertently leaves his glasses at the crime scene.

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Cast

Dean Stockwell Dean Stockwell As: Judd Steiner
Bradford Dillman Bradford Dillman As: Arthur A. Straus
Orson Welles Orson Welles As: Jonathan Wilk
E.G. Marshall E.G. Marshall As: District Attorney Harold Horn
Diane Varsi Diane Varsi As: Ruth Evans
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Storyline

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


Tagline: 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!
Certification: Unknown

Details

Genres: Crime, Drama

Language: English

Release Date: 01 April 1959

Country: US

Runtime: 103m

Company Credits

Company: Darryl F. Zanuck Productions, 20th Century Fox

Budget: $1,345,000

Revenue: $1,800,000

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Cast

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

Martin Milner

Martin Milner

Sid Brooks

Richard Anderson

Richard Anderson

Max Steiner

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

Edward Binns

Edward Binns

Tom Daly

Colin Kenny

Colin Kenny

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Raoul Freeman

Raoul Freeman

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Herschel Graham

Herschel Graham

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

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Costume and Makeup

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Sound

Lionel Newman

Lionel Newman

Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

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Camera

William C. Mellor

William C. Mellor

Director of Photography

Lighting

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Art Department

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Other Crew

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