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By Tim J (284) on 27 Dec 2010

Orson turns up in the third act and it feels like a different film…

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By Craig B (481) on 18 Nov 2010

[i]Compulsion[/i], filmed in 1959 by Richard Fleischer, is based on the famous Leopold-Loeb trial of 1924…

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By Doug C (199) on 18 Aug 2010

This is a great film. This is definetely somewhat of an underappreciated gem in Orsen Well's filmography…

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By Zack B (668) on 18 Aug 2010

This is a great film. This is definetely somewhat of an underappreciated gem in Orsen Well's filmography…

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By Tonypolito (147) on 15 Aug 2010

A highly-faithful and fairly interesting retelling of the 1924 Leopold and Loeb murder case, where two well-do-to, highly intelligent, elitist…

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By Vaibhav W (228) on 03 Jun 2010

Orson Welles' compelling argument against death penalty is the highlight of this black-n-white classic…

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By Jeff B (2,998) on 09 May 2010

Well done true story about two friends who kill a guy to prove how smart they and expect to get away with it (Hitchcock told the story in Rope)…

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By Randy T (648) on 27 Feb 2010

Based on the 1924 case of Nathan Leopold Jr and Richard Loeb, two wealthy upper-crust college students who methodically planned the kidnapping…

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By Roger B (127) on 26 Feb 2010

Orson Welles and Dean Stockwell are amazing in this movie…

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By Martin T (888) on 17 Oct 2009

Oh, Dean Stockwell I don't know if it's just me; maybe it is…

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By Jay N (1,399) on 27 Aug 2009

Excellent examination of the Loeb/Leopold case…

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By Shelly L (71) on 12 May 2009

Great movie. stockwell & welles (the later as the pairs defence attorney) both give great performances…

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By Rebecca M (367) on 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…

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By Wil R (126) on 17 Feb 2009

It's very thought provoking, suspenseful, entertaining…

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By Joshua T (431) on 23 Dec 2008

I had a bad feeling watching the opening scene (when the title appeared, and Strauss is laughing maniacally), but Dean Stockwel's simultaneously…

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By Nicolas L (204) on 23 Dec 2008

I had a bad feeling watching the opening scene (when the title appeared, and Strauss is laughing maniacally), but Dean Stockwel's simultaneously…

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By James H (4,675) on 13 Dec 2008

What an amazing film. Filled with remarkable performances from the entire cast…

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By Maulik J (11) on 11 Nov 2008

Sensational performances by Dean Stockwell and Orson Welles make Compulsion a must watch…

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By Kari P (18) on 23 Oct 2008

Creepy psychological profile of a couple young men who try out murder for fun…

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By Lisa G (317) on 10 Aug 2008

I think this movie is better than Alfred Hitchicock's The Rope…

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