

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!
Crime
Drama
History
Thriller
Overview
Two close friends' plan to execute a flawless crime is crushed when one of them inadvertently leaves his glasses at the crime scene.
Status:
Released
Release Date:
1959-04-01
Runtime:
1h 43m
Director:
Richard Fleischer
Writer:
Richard Murphy
Top Cast

Dean Stockwell
Judd Steiner

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

Robert Burton
Charles Straus

Wilton Graff
Mr. Steiner

Louise Lorimer
Mrs. Straus aka 'Mumsy'

Gavin MacLeod
Padua - Horn's Assistant
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