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Compulsion

Compulsion (1959)7.1 /10

Approved (US) · USA · English · 103 min · Apr 1, 1959 · More  
Directed by:  Richard Fleischer
Written by:  Richard Murphy, Meyer Levin

Storyline:  In 1924 Chicago, wealthy law students Artie Strauss and Judd Steiner view themselves as intellectually superior and plot the “perfect crime” by kidnapping and killing a boy. Their arrogance falters when incriminating evidence surfaces, leading to their arrest. As public outrage grows, famed attorney Jonathan Wilk takes on their defense in a trial that questions justice and morality.

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