Compulsion

Compulsion

103 mins | Drama, Crime | April 1, 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.

Compulsion

103 mins | Drama, Crime | April 1, 1959

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.
IMDb rating 7.4
Producers 20th Century Fox, Darryl F. Zanuck Productions
Original title Compulsion
Directors Richard Fleischer
Writers Meyer Levin, Richard Murphy

Cast

Orson Welles

as Jonathan Wilk

Diane Varsi

as Ruth Evans

Dean Stockwell

as Judd Steiner

Bradford Dillman

as Arthur A. Straus

E.G. Marshall

as District Attorney Harold Horn

Martin Milner

as Sid Brooks

Richard Anderson

as Max Steiner

Robert F. Simon

as Police Lt. Johnson

Robert Burton

as Charles Straus

Wilton Graff

as Mr. Steiner

Louise Lorimer

as Mrs. Straus aka 'Mumsy'

Gavin MacLeod

as Padua - Horn's Assistant

Edward Binns

as Tom Daly

Colin Kenny

as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)