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Compulsion (1959)

Apr 1, 1959 · 1h 43m

7.1/10 TMDB user score
175 votes on TMDB

Sometimes murder is just a way to pass the time.

Two close friends' plan to execute a flawless crime is crushed when one of them inadvertently leaves his glasses at the crime scene.

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Top cast

  • Dean Stockwell Dean Stockwell Judd Steiner
  • Bradford Dillman Bradford Dillman Arthur A. Straus
  • Orson Welles Orson Welles Jonathan Wilk
  • E.G. Marshall E.G. Marshall District Attorney Harold Horn
  • Diane Varsi Diane Varsi Ruth Evans
  • 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)
  • Raoul Freeman Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
  • Herschel Graham Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

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