Compulsion
“Sometimes murder is just a way to pass the time.”
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
16 people
Dean Stockwell
Judd Steiner
Known for
Quantum Leap
The Langoliers
Bradford Dillman
Arthur A. Straus
Known for
Piranha
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
Orson Welles
Jonathan Wilk
Known for
Citizen Kane
Touch of Evil
E.G. Marshall
District Attorney Harold Horn
Known for
12 Angry Men
The Tommyknockers
Diane Varsi
Ruth Evans
Known for
Bloody Mama
Peyton Place
Martin Milner
Sid Brooks
Known for
Sweet Smell of Success
13 Ghosts
Richard Anderson
Max Steiner
Known for
The Six Million Dollar Man
Paths of Glory
Robert F. Simon
Police Lt. Johnson
Known for
Spider-Man Strikes Back
Bigger Than Life
Robert Burton
Charles Straus
Known for
The Big Heat
The Tall T
Wilton Graff
Mr. Steiner
Known for
Lili
Springfield Rifle
Louise Lorimer
Mrs. Straus aka 'Mumsy'
Known for
The Prowler
Gavin MacLeod
Padua - Horn's Assistant
Known for
The Love Boat
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Richard Fleischer Director · Richard Murphy Screenplay Meyer Levin Author
Worldwide gross $1.8M · Budget $1.3M · United States release April 1, 1959
Box office
Budget
$1,345,000
Worldwide gross
$1,800,000
Gross vs. budget
1.3×
Production
Darryl F. Zanuck Productions
Production
20th Century Fox
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · April 1, 1959
Theatrical
France
May 12, 1959 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
April 16, 1959 · Theatrical
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