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!
1959-04-01 | 103 minutes
Plot Summary
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.
Cast
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Orson WellesJonathan Wilk
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Diane VarsiRuth Evans
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Dean StockwellJudd Steiner
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Bradford DillmanArthur A. Straus
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E.G. MarshallDistrict Attorney Harold Horn
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Martin MilnerSid Brooks
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Richard AndersonMax Steiner
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Robert F. SimonPolice Lt. Johnson
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Robert BurtonCharles Straus
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Wilton GraffMr. Steiner
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Louise LorimerMrs. Straus aka 'Mumsy'
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Gavin MacLeodPadua - Horn's Assistant
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Edward BinnsTom Daly
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Colin KennyCourtroom Spectator (uncredited)
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