Compulsion (1959)
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.
Director:
Richard Fleischer
Writer:
Richard Murphy
Orson Welles Jonathan Wilk |
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Diane Varsi Ruth Evans |
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Dean Stockwell Judd Steiner |
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Bradford Dillman Arthur A. Straus |
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E.G. Marshall District Attorney Harold Horn |
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Martin Milner Sid Brooks |
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Richard Anderson Max Steiner |
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Robert F. Simon Police Lt. Johnson |
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Robert Burton Charles Straus |
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Wilton Graff Mr. Steiner |
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Louise Lorimer Mrs. Straus aka 'Mumsy' |
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Gavin MacLeod Padua - Horn's Assistant |
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Edward Binns Tom Daly |
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Colin Kenny Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
Production | Richard D. Zanuck | Producer |
Directing | Richard Fleischer | Director |
Editing | William Reynolds | Editor |
Sound | Lionel Newman | Original Music Composer |
Camera | William C. Mellor | Director of Photography |
Writing | Richard Murphy | Screenplay |
Writing | Meyer Levin | Novel |