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Compulsion (1959)

Genre : Crime, Drama

Runtime : 1H 43M

Director : Richard Fleischer
Writer : Richard Murphy

Synopsis

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.

Actors

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

Crews

Richard Fleischer
Richard Fleischer
Director
Richard Murphy
Richard Murphy
Screenplay
Meyer Levin
Meyer Levin
Novel
Richard D. Zanuck
Richard D. Zanuck
Producer
Lionel Newman
Lionel Newman
Original Music Composer
William C. Mellor
William C. Mellor
Director of Photography
William Reynolds
William Reynolds
Editor

Trailers and other movies

Compulsion 1959 Trailer | Orson Welles

Posters and backgrounds

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