Review of Compulsion (1959) by Allan C — 30 Mar 2013
The second film version of the Leopold and Loeb thrill-kill murder case. Alfred Hitchcock's "Rope" was the first and the best and the third film version was Tom Kalin's "Swoon".
This version was directed by Richard Fleischer and stars Orson Welles as the Clarence Darrow figure defending the boys, played by Dean Stockwell and Bradford Dillman. E.G. Marshall is also fine as the prosecuting district attorney.
This review of Compulsion (1959) was written by Allan C on 30 Mar 2013.
Compulsion has generally received positive reviews.
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