Quick Facts
DirectorRichard Fleischer
Runtime1h 43m
GenresCrime · Drama · History · Thriller
Release1959-04-01
Film
Compulsion
1959· 1h 43m· Crime· Drama· History· Thriller
“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!”
Two close friends' plan to execute a flawless crime is crushed when one of them inadvertently leaves his glasses at the crime scene.
1959-04-01
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Key Crew
DirectorRichard Fleischer
ScreenplayRichard Murphy
ProducerRichard D. Zanuck
Director of PhotographyWilliam C. Mellor
Original Music ComposerLionel Newman
EditorWilliam Reynolds
Full cast & crew (16 cast · 7 crew)
Details
Released1959-04-01
Runtime1h 43m
StatusReleased
StudiosDarryl F. Zanuck Productions · 20th Century Fox
Budget$1M
Box office$2M
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating7.1/10 · 165 votes
Original languageen
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