Summary
Compulsion is an American thriller film first released in 1959,
directed by Richard Fleischer.
The film stars Orson Welles, Diane Varsi, Dean Stockwell, Bradford Dillman and E.G. Marshall.
Our overall rating for this film is: very good.
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Credits
- Director: Richard Fleischer
- Script: Richard Murphy, Meyer Levin
- Photo: William C. Mellor
- Music: Lionel Newman
- Cast: Orson Welles (Jonathan Wilk), Diane Varsi (Ruth Evans), Dean Stockwell (Judd Steiner), Bradford Dillman (Arthur Straus), E.G. Marshall (Dist. Atty. Harold Horn), Martin Milner (Sid Brooks), Richard Anderson (Max Steiner), Robert F. Simon (Lt. Johnson), Ed Binns (Tom Daly), Robert Burton (Mr. Straus), Wilton Graff (Mr. Steiner), Louise Lorimer (Mrs. Straus), Gavin MacLeod (Padua), Ina Balin (Mike’s girlfriend), Peter Brocco (Albert, Chauffeur), Alan Carney (Globe Newspaper Editior), Edmund Cobb (Policeman), Frank Conroy (Bit part), Wendell Holmes (Jonas Kessler), Henry Kulky (Tough Waiter), Jack Lomas (Medical Examiner), Dayton Lummis (Psychiatrist), Jeffrey Sayre (Reporter), Nina Shipman (Girlfriend), Hal Taggart (Reporter)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 103 min; B&W
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