logo
  • Genres
  • Trending
  • Now Playing
  • Popular
  • Top Rated
  • Upcoming
  • Genres
  • Trending
  • Airing Today
  • On The Air
  • Popular
  • Top Rated
Image Profile

poster movie Compulsion

Compulsion (1959)

Not certification

1959-04-01

  • Crime
  • Drama
  • History
  • Thriller

1h 43m

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.

  • Richard MurphyScreenplay
  • Meyer LevinNovel
  • Richard FleischerDirector

StatusReleased

Original LanguageEnglish

Original titleCompulsion

Budget$1,345,000.00

Revenue$1,800,000.00

Casts

  • Profile Dean Stockwell with character Judd Steiner

    Dean Stockwell

    Judd Steiner

  • Profile Bradford Dillman with character Arthur A. Straus

    Bradford Dillman

    Arthur A. Straus

  • Profile Orson Welles with character Jonathan Wilk

    Orson Welles

    Jonathan Wilk

  • Profile E.G. Marshall with character District Attorney Harold Horn

    E.G. Marshall

    District Attorney Harold Horn

  • Profile Diane Varsi with character Ruth Evans

    Diane Varsi

    Ruth Evans

  • Profile Martin Milner with character Sid Brooks

    Martin Milner

    Sid Brooks

  • Profile Richard Anderson with character Max Steiner

    Richard Anderson

    Max Steiner

  • Profile Robert F. Simon with character Police Lt. Johnson

    Robert F. Simon

    Police Lt. Johnson

  • Profile Robert Burton with character Charles Straus

    Robert Burton

    Charles Straus

  • Profile Wilton Graff with character Mr. Steiner

    Wilton Graff

    Mr. Steiner

  • Profile Louise Lorimer with character Mrs. Straus aka 'Mumsy'

    Louise Lorimer

    Mrs. Straus aka 'Mumsy'

  • Profile Gavin MacLeod with character Padua - Horn's Assistant

    Gavin MacLeod

    Padua - Horn's Assistant

  • Profile Edward Binns with character Tom Daly

    Edward Binns

    Tom Daly

  • Profile Colin Kenny with character Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

    Colin Kenny

    Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

  • Raoul Freeman

    Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

  • Herschel Graham

    Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)