Compulsion(Movie, 1959)

Name: Compulsion
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 1959
Duration: T01:43:00
Rating: 3.6

1h 43min | Genres: Crime, Drama

Rating: 3.6/5 (with 51 votes)

Compulsion is a 1959 American crime drama film directed by Richard Fleischer. The film is based on the 1956 novel of the same name by Meyer Levin, which in turn was a fictionalized account of the Leopold and Loeb murder trial. It was the first film produced by Richard D. Zanuck. Although the principal roles are played by Dean Stockwell and Bradford Dillman, top billing went to Orson Welles. ()

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About Compulsion

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.

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Trailer 1(Trailer, 3:25)

Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)

Shot in: Los Angeles (California), Chicago (Illinois)

Plays in: Chicago (Illinois)

Based on: "Compulsion" (find it on Amazon)

Made by: Darryl F. Zanuck Productions, 20th Century Fox

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 11 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Turkish (TR), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 04/01/1959

Cast: Orson Welles, Diane Varsi, Dean Stockwell, Bradford Dillman, E. G. Marshall, Martin Milner, Richard Anderson, Edward Binns, Robert Burton, Gavin MacLeod, Ina Balin, Peter Brocco, Robert F. Simon, Wilton Graff, Colin Kenny, Simon Scott, Hank Mann, Louise Lorimer, Dayton Lummis

Director: Richard Fleischer

Producer: Richard D. Zanuck

Screenwriter: Richard Murphy

Film Editor: William H. Reynolds

Director of Photography: William C. Mellor

Composer: Lionel Newman

Keywords: arrogance, child murder, based on novel or book, courtroom, based on true story

Color: Black & White (B/W)

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Compulsion(Movie, 1959)

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