Compulsion
7.051
134 Reviews
1959
1h 43min
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.
Storyline
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.
Released
April 1959
Runtime
1h 43min
Director
Genre
Status
Released
Language
English
Production
Darryl F. Zanuck Productions, 20th Century Fox
Cast
Orson Welles
Jonathan Wilk
Diane Varsi
Ruth Evans
Dean Stockwell
Judd Steiner
Bradford Dillman
Arthur A. Straus
E.G. Marshall
District Attorney Harold Horn
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
Edward Binns
Tom Daly
Colin Kenny
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
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