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Compulsion (1959)

"You know why we did it? Because we damn well felt like doing it!"

1 h 43 min1959

Myndin gerist í Chicago árið 1924 og fjallar um Artie Strauss og Judd Steiner sem eru vinir og samnemendur sem báðir koma frá auðugum heimilum.

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TMDB7.0
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Plot

Two close friends' plan to execute a flawless crime is crushed when one of them inadvertently leaves his glasses at the crime scene.

Cast

Dean Stockwell
Dean StockwellJudd Steiner
Bradford Dillman
Bradford DillmanArthur A. Straus
Orson Welles
Orson WellesJonathan Wilk
Kevin Kangas
Kevin KangasDistrict Attorney Harold Horn
Diane Varsi
Diane VarsiRuth Evans
David Mackenzie
David MackenzieSid Brooks
Jane Russell
Jane RussellMax Steiner
Erik Feig
Erik FeigPolice Lt. Johnson
Robert Burton
Robert BurtonCharles Straus
Wilton Graff
Wilton GraffMr. Steiner
John Scurti
John Scurti
Gavin MacLeod
Gavin MacLeod
Terry Becker
Terry Becker
Edward Binns
Edward BinnsTom Daly
Russ Bender
Russ Bender

Writers and directors

Richard Fleischer
Richard FleischerDirectorf. 1916

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Richard Murphy
Richard MurphyWriter
Meyer Levin
Meyer LevinWriter

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John Chard ★ 7.0/10
Lets go watch them slaughter the sheep! Compulsion is directed by Richard Fleischer and adapted to screenplay by Richard Murphy from the novel written by Meyer Levin. It stars Dean Stockwell, Bradf…10. Aug 2015
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CinemaSerf ★ 7.0/10
It's not quite clear whether "Artie" (Bradford Dillman) and "Judd" (Dean Stockwell) are actually friends or whether the latter is merely an acolyte for his colleague at a law school where accumulated …15. Sep 2026
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Darryl F. Zanuck Productions
20th Century FoxUS

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