19591h 43mCrimeDramaHistoryThriller
Compulsion
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!
77Pop Score6 of 9 sources
Two close friends' plan to execute a flawless crime is crushed when one of them inadvertently leaves his glasses at the crime scene.
- Director
- Richard Fleischer
- Writer
- Richard Murphy
- Novel
- Meyer Levin
- Music
- Lionel Newman
- Cinematography
- William C. Mellor
- Editor
- William Reynolds
Ratings
Pop Score weighs critics and audiences equally, and trusts each source in proportion to how many votes or reviews back it.
Critics
83Audiences
71Top billed cast
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1 Apr 1959
- Original language
- English
