DVD
Compulsion
Call Number
- DVD DRAMA (CEN)
Edition
Widescreen version.
Languages
English, French or Spanish dialogue; optional English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Performers
Orson Welles, Diane Varsi, Dean Stockwell, Bradford Dillman, E.G. Marshall, Martin Milner.
Publication Information
Beverly Hills, Calif. : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2006]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (103 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
Not rated.
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.
Notes
Title from container.
Based on the novel by Meyer Levin.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1959.