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Compulsion

1959·1h 43m·Approved
DramaBiographyCrimeThrillerHistory
IMDb Rating
★ 7.4/10
8,574 votes

Two wealthy law-school students go on trial for murder in this version of the Leopold-Loeb case.

Compulsion is a 1959 drama biography movie directed by Richard Fleischer, starring Orson Welles, Dean Stockwell, Bradford Dillman. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.4/10 from 8,574 votes and runs 1h 43m.

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Director
Richard Fleischer
Stars
Orson Welles
Dean Stockwell
Bradford Dillman
Diane Varsi
Details
1959-05-01
103 min
Movie
Approved
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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