Compulsion (1959)
MisdaadDramaHistorischThriller
Interpretatie van de beruchte rechtszaak Leopold-Loeb uit 1924. Twee studenten met hoge IQ's uit welgestelde milieus in Chicago, ontvoeren een jongen. Na een eis voor losgeld, vermoorden ze hem, zuiver als wetenschappelijk experiment om hun hoogstaand intellect te bewijzen.
Regiseur:
Richard Fleischer
Schrijver:
Richard Murphy
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Dean Stockwell as Judd Steiner |
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Bradford Dillman as Arthur A. Straus |
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Orson Welles as Jonathan Wilk |
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E.G. Marshall as District Attorney Harold Horn |
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Diane Varsi as Ruth Evans |
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Martin Milner as Sid Brooks |
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Richard Anderson as Max Steiner |
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Robert F. Simon as Police Lt. Johnson |
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Robert Burton as Charles Straus |
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Wilton Graff as Mr. Steiner |
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Louise Lorimer as Mrs. Straus aka 'Mumsy' |
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Gavin MacLeod as Padua - Horn's Assistant |
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Edward Binns as Tom Daly |
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Colin Kenny as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
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Raoul Freeman as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
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Herschel Graham as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
| Camera | William C. Mellor | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Meyer Levin | Novel |
| Directing | Richard Fleischer | Director |
| Writing | Richard Murphy | Screenplay |
| Editing | William Reynolds | Editor |
| Sound | Lionel Newman | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Richard D. Zanuck | Producer |
