Compulsion [videorecording] / Darryl F. Zanuck Productions, Inc. presents a Cinemascope Picture ; produced by Richard D. Zanuck ; screenplay by Richard Murphy ; directed by Richard Fleischer.

Edition: Widescreen ed.

Publisher: Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2006]

Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 103 min.) : anamorphic, sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.

Subject: Capital punishment United States Drama.
Trials (Murder) Illinois Chicago Drama.
Pena capital Estados Unidos Teatro. bidex
Procesos por homicidio Illinois Chicago Teatro. bidex
Feature films.
Thrillers (Motion pictures, television, etc.).
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Thriller Feature. migfg
Legal Feature. migfg
Crime Feature. migfg
Suspense films. gsafd

Performers: Orson Welles, Diane Varsi, Dean Stockwell, Bradford Dillman, E.G. Marshall, Martin Milner.

Target Audience: Not rated.

Notes: English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish dialogue, English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Title from container.
Based on the novel by Meyer Levin.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1959.

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.