Review of Compulsion (1959) by Rebecca M — 26 Apr 2009

Very well done! orson welles steals the show with his monologue based on darrow's defense of leopold and loeb. extremely well done film!

This review of Compulsion (1959) was written by Rebecca M on 26 Apr 2009.

Compulsion has generally received positive reviews.

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