Compulsion

Fleischer, Richard. (Director). Zanuck, Richard D. (Producer). Murphy, Richard, 1912-1993 (Screenwriter). Welles, Orson, 1915-1985 (Actor). Stockwell, Dean, 1936-2021 (Actor). Dillman, Bradford, 1930-2018 (Actor). Varsi, Diane. (Actor). Marshall, E. G., 1914-1998 (Actor). Milner, Martin, 1931-2015 (Actor). Mellor, William C., 1903-1963 (Cinematographer). Reynolds, William, 1910-1997 (Film editor). Newman, Lionel, 1916-1989 (Composer). Levin, Meyer, 1905-1981 Compulsion. (Added Author). Darryl F. Zanuck Productions. (Added Author). Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation. (Added Author). Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc. (Added Author). Orson Welles, Diane Varsi, Dean Stockwell, Bradford Dillman, E.G. Marshall, Martin Milner. (Cast).

Summary: Chicago, 1924. Two young men, one bossy and intimidating, the other sensitive and introverted, thought their superior intellect would enable them to pull off "The perfect crime." The result is a sensational case with defense attorney Jonathan Wilk putting capital punishment itself on trial.

Item details

ISBN: 6310044990
ISBN: 9786310044996
Physical Description: videodisc
1 videodisc (approximately 103 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Widescreen ed.
Publisher: Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2006]

Contents / Notes

General Note:	Based on the novel by Meyer Levin. Includes theatrical trailers.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, William C. Mellor ; editor, William Reynolds ; music, Lionel Newman.
Participant or Performer Note:	Orson Welles, Diane Varsi, Dean Stockwell, Bradford Dillman, E.G. Marshall, Martin Milner.
System Details Note:	DVD, region 1, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 4.0 surround, Dolby Digital mono., Dolby Digital stereo., dual-layer, NTSC.
Language Note:	English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish dialogue with optional English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.

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Genre:

Feature films -- United States.
Drama.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Currently available copies

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