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The Resource Compulsion, 20th Century Fox ; Darryl F. Zanuck Productions, Inc. presents ; screenplay by Richard Murphy ; produced by Richard D. Zanuck ; directed by Richard Fleischer

Compulsion, 20th Century Fox ; Darryl F. Zanuck Productions, Inc. presents ; screenplay by Richard Murphy ; produced by Richard D. Zanuck ; directed by Richard Fleischer

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Close friends Judd Steiner and Artie Strauss 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 of evidence <U+2014> Steiner's glasses, which he inadvertently left at the scene of the crime. Famed attorney Jonathan Wilk takes their case, saving them from hanging by making an impassioned closing argument against capital punishment. Inspired by the 1924 Leopold/Loeb murder case
Language
  • eng
  • eng
  • eng
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Publication
Extent
1 videodisc (103 min.)
Note
  • Based on the novel by Meyer Levin
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1959
  • Bonus features: commentary soundtrack with film historian Tim Lucas; trailer
Instance
Label
Compulsion
Title
Compulsion
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20th Century Fox ; Darryl F. Zanuck Productions, Inc. presents ; screenplay by Richard Murphy ; produced by Richard D. Zanuck ; directed by Richard Fleischer
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Language
  • eng
  • eng
  • eng
Summary
Close friends Judd Steiner and Artie Strauss 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 of evidence <U+2014> Steiner's glasses, which he inadvertently left at the scene of the crime. Famed attorney Jonathan Wilk takes their case, saving them from hanging by making an impassioned closing argument against capital punishment. Inspired by the 1924 Leopold/Loeb murder case
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TEFMT
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videorecording
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Compulsion (Motion picture)
Dewey number
791.43/72
Language note
English dialogue; English subtitles
LC call number
PN1997
LC item number
.C66 2017
PerformerNote
Orson Welles, Dean Stockwell, Diane Varsi, Bradford Dillman, E.G. Marshall, Martin Milner
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1915-1985
  • 1938-
  • 1930-2018
  • 1914-1998
  • 1931-2015
  • 1912-1993
  • 1905-1981
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  • Fleischer, Richard
  • Welles, Orson
  • Stockwell, Dean
  • Varsi, Diane
  • Dillman, Bradford
  • Marshall, E. G.
  • Milner, Martin
  • Murphy, Richard
  • Levin, Meyer
Runtime
103
Series statement
KL studio classics
Technique
live action
Label
Compulsion, 20th Century Fox ; Darryl F. Zanuck Productions, Inc. presents ; screenplay by Richard Murphy ; produced by Richard D. Zanuck ; directed by Richard Fleischer
Instantiates
Publication
Note
  • Based on the novel by Meyer Levin
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1959
  • Bonus features: commentary soundtrack with film historian Tim Lucas; trailer
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
black and white
Configuration of playback channels
stereophonic
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
4 3/4 in..
Dimensions
other
Extent
1 videodisc (103 min.)
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
738329207328
Other physical details
sound, black and white
Publisher number
K20732
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • ocn978252728
  • (OCoLC)978252728
System details
Blu-ray; region A; widescreen (2.35:1); DTS-HD master audio 2.0
Video recording format
Blu-ray disc
Label
Compulsion, 20th Century Fox ; Darryl F. Zanuck Productions, Inc. presents ; screenplay by Richard Murphy ; produced by Richard D. Zanuck ; directed by Richard Fleischer
Publication
Note
  • Based on the novel by Meyer Levin
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1959
  • Bonus features: commentary soundtrack with film historian Tim Lucas; trailer
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
black and white
Configuration of playback channels
stereophonic
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
4 3/4 in..
Dimensions
other
Extent
1 videodisc (103 min.)
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
738329207328
Other physical details
sound, black and white
Publisher number
K20732
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • ocn978252728
  • (OCoLC)978252728
System details
Blu-ray; region A; widescreen (2.35:1); DTS-HD master audio 2.0
Video recording format
Blu-ray disc

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