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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
📜 Overview: 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.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1959-04-01
⌚ Running Time: 103 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 7.1

Beloved Cast

Dean Stockwell original image
Judd Steiner
Dean Stockwell
Bradford Dillman original image
Arthur A. Straus
Bradford Dillman
Orson Welles original image
Jonathan Wilk
Orson Welles
E.G. Marshall original image
District Attorney Harold Horn
E.G. Marshall
Diane Varsi original image
Ruth Evans
Diane Varsi
Martin Milner original image
Sid Brooks
Martin Milner
Richard Anderson original image
Max Steiner
Richard Anderson
Robert F. Simon original image
Police Lt. Johnson
Robert F. Simon
Robert Burton original image
Charles Straus
Robert Burton
Wilton Graff original image
Mr. Steiner
Wilton Graff
Louise Lorimer original image
Mrs. Straus aka 'Mumsy'
Louise Lorimer
Gavin MacLeod original image
Padua - Horn's Assistant
Gavin MacLeod
Edward Binns original image
Tom Daly
Edward Binns
Colin Kenny original image
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Colin Kenny
Raoul Freeman original image
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Raoul Freeman
Herschel Graham original image
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Herschel Graham

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