Compulsion, directed by Richard Fleischer, was a film made in 1959, based on the 1956 novel Compulsion by Meyer Levin, which in turn was based on the Leopold and Loeb trial. It was the first film Richard D. Zanuck produced.
Artie Strauss and Judd Steiner (Bradford Dillman and Dean Stockwell) kill a boy on his way home from school in order to commit the "perfect crime". Strauss tries to cover it up, but they are caught when police find a key piece...
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Initial release date:
- 1959
Directed by:
Runtime:
- 1 h 43 min
Produced by:
Screenplay by:
Also known as:
- Compulsion,
- Der Zwang zum Bösen
