Compulsion (1959)

Name: Compulsion
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 01 Apr 1959
Rating: 7.04
Cast: Orson Welles, Diane Varsi, Dean Stockwell, Bradford Dillman, E.G. Marshall

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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.

Release: Apr 01, 1959

Runtime: 103 minutes

Language: English

Studio: Darryl F. Zanuck Productions, 20th Century Fox

Country: United States of America

Cast: Orson Welles, Diane Varsi, Dean Stockwell, Bradford Dillman, E.G. Marshall, Martin Milner

Crew: Richard Fleischer (Director), Richard Murphy (Screenplay), Meyer Levin (Novel), Richard D. Zanuck (Producer), Lionel Newman (Original Music Composer), William C. Mellor (Director of Photography)

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