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THEIRS WAS THE PERFECT CRIME they thought! They were too sure...too smart...too careful to leave a clue -- but they did! and it exploded -- The shocking story of two teenagers out for kicks...looking for thrills...and finding them!

Compulsion

7.1 / 10 7.1 1959 1h 43m

CrimeDramaHistoryThriller

Two close friends' plan to execute a flawless crime is crushed when one of them inadvertently leaves his glasses at the crime scene.

Directed by Richard Fleischer

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CAST

The people behind the story

Dean Stockwell

Dean StockwellJudd Steiner

Bradford Dillman

Bradford DillmanArthur A. Straus

Orson Welles

Orson WellesJonathan Wilk

E.G. Marshall

E.G. MarshallDistrict Attorney Harold Horn

Diane Varsi

Diane VarsiRuth Evans

Martin Milner

Martin MilnerSid Brooks

Richard Anderson

Richard AndersonMax Steiner

Robert F. Simon

Robert F. SimonPolice Lt. Johnson