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Quick Facts

DirectorRichard Fleischer

Runtime1h 43m

GenresCrime · Drama · History · Thriller

Release1959-04-01

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Film

Compulsion

Name: Compulsion
Released: 1959-04-01

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.

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Cast & Characters

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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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