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Compulsion (1959) · Cineora

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A RICHARD FLEISCHER FILM

Compulsion

19591h 43mMovie

CrimeDramaHistoryThriller

IMDb7.4/ 10 · 8.8K votes

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.

Tense
Thought-provoking
Dark
Psychological
Justice
True story

Pace: Measured
Intensity: Moderate
Complexity: Some focus

Good for talking about after. Contains a child in peril.

DirectorRichard Fleischer

FormatFeature film

TMDB7.1 / 10

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The people behind the story

Top cast

Dean StockwellJudd Steiner

Bradford DillmanArthur A. Straus

Orson WellesJonathan Wilk

E.G. MarshallDistrict Attorney Harold Horn

Diane VarsiRuth Evans

Martin MilnerSid Brooks

Richard AndersonMax Steiner

Robert F. SimonPolice Lt. Johnson

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