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Compulsion (1959)

1959-04-01 · 1h 43m · EN
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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..

Two close friends kidnap and murder a young boy and are defended in court by a renowned attorney who makes an impassioned plea against capital punishment.

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Richard FleischerDirector

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Orson WellesOrson WellesJonathan WilkDiane VarsiDiane VarsiRuth EvansDean StockwellDean StockwellJudd SteinerBradford DillmanBradford DillmanArthur A. StrausE.G. MarshallE.G. MarshallDistrict Attorney Harold HornMartin MilnerMartin MilnerSid BrooksRichard AndersonRichard AndersonMax SteinerRobert F. SimonRobert F. SimonPolice Lt. JohnsonRobert BurtonRobert BurtonCharles StrausWilton GraffWilton GraffMr. SteinerLouise LorimerLouise LorimerMrs. Straus aka 'Mumsy'Gavin MacLeodGavin MacLeodPadua - Horn's Assistant

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Based on novel or bookBased on a true storyCourtroomChild murderArroganceBased on true story

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Genre affinityDrama · CrimeTheme affinityBased On Novel Or Book · Based On A True Story · CourtroomDialogue densityDrama · CourtroomDirector preference163175Actor preference57893 · 253138 · 142406Country preferenceUs

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Two close friends kidnap and murder a young boy and are defended in court by a renowned attorney who makes an impassioned plea against capital punishment.

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Compulsion has a runtime of 103 minutes.

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