Compulsion
Movie
1959
1 HOUR 43 MINS
Crime drama
In a version of the 1920s Leopold-Loeb case, a lawyer defends two young thrill-killers.
Cast & Crew
Orson Welles Jonathan Wilk
Dean Stockwell Judd Steiner
Bradford Dillman Arthur A. Straus
Diane Varsi Ruth Evans
E.G. Marshall District Attorney Harold Horn
Martin Milner Sid Brooks
Richard Anderson Max Steiner
Robert Simon Police Lt. Johnson
Richard Fleischer Director
Brian Clark Screenwriter
Richard D. Zanuck Producer
William C. Mellor Cinematography
William Reynolds Film Editing
Lionel Newman Original Music
Mark-Lee Kirk Art Director
Lyle R. Wheeler Art Director
Eli Benneche Set Decoration
Walter M. Scott Set Decoration
Adele Palmer Costume Design
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Upcoming TV Airings
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Friday, April 10
In a retelling of the Leopold and Loeb murders, two men murder a younger boy.
Monday, April 13
In a retelling of the Leopold and Loeb murders, two men murder a younger boy.
Wednesday, April 15
In a retelling of the Leopold and Loeb murders, two men murder a younger boy.
Monday, April 20
In a retelling of the Leopold and Loeb murders, two men murder a younger boy.
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