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.
Credits
Compulsion Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Richard Anderson
He was 32, 91 years old when he died
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as Max Steiner |
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Edward Binns
He was 42, 74 years old when he died
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as Tom Daly |
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Dean Stockwell
He was 23, now 88 years old
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as Judd Steiner |
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Bradford Dillman
He was 28, 87 years old when he died
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as Arthur A. Straus |
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Orson Welles
He was 43, 70 years old when he died
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as Jonathan Wilk |
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Diane Varsi
She was 21, 54 years old when she died
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as Ruth Evans |
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Colin Kenny
He was 15, 24 years old when he died
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as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
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E.G. Marshall
He was 44, 84 years old when he died
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as District Attorney Harold Horn |
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Wilton Graff
He was 55, 65 years old when he died
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as Mr. Steiner |
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Gavin MacLeod
He was 28, now 93 years old
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as Padua - Horn's Assistant |
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Robert Burton
He was 382, 385 years old when he died
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as Charles Straus |
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Robert F. Simon
He was 50, 83 years old when he died
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as Police Lt. Johnson |
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Louise Lorimer
She was 60, 97 years old when she died
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as Mrs. Straus aka 'Mumsy' |
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Martin Milner
He was 27, 83 years old when he died
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as Sid Brooks |
Compulsion Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Lionel Newman as Original Music Composer. He was 43 (73) years old when He died
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Sound |
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William C. Mellor as Director of Photography. He was 55 (59) years old when He died
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Camera |
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Richard Murphy as Screenplay. He was 46 (81) years old when He died
|
Writing |
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Richard Fleischer as Director. He was 42 (89) years old when He died
|
Directing |
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William Reynolds as Editor. He was 48 (87) years old when He died
|
Editing |
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Meyer Levin as Novel. He was 53 (75) years old when He died
|
Writing |
