Compulsion
A lawyer (Orson Welles) defends two young thrill-killers, as in the 1920s Leopold-Loeb case.
Description
Crime drama103 Mins1959
Starts01/01/2021Expires03/01/2021
Sociopathic students Artie Straus (Bradford Dillman) and Judd Steiner (Dean Stockwell) murder a boy in a philosophical exercise to commit the flawless crime. Despite their precautions, one of them inadvertently left a key piece of evidence at the crime scene, and they have been arrested and put on trial. It's up to their nationally famous attorney (Orson Welles) to save these misguided souls from execution. The film is based on the infamous Leopold and Loeb case of 1924.
Moods
- Fiery
- Tense
Cast
Orson Wellesas Jonathan Wilk Orson Wellesas Jonathan Wilk
Dean Stockwellas Judd Steiner Dean Stockwellas Judd Steiner
Bradford Dillmanas Arthur A. Straus Bradford Dillmanas Arthur A. Straus
Diane Varsias Ruth Evans Diane Varsias Ruth Evans
E.G. Marshallas District Attorney Harold Horn E.G. Marshallas District Attorney Harold Horn