Review of The Conformist (1971) by Deering R — 05 Feb 2008

Nice to see the clip on youtube sadly it is from the dubbed version. This film is badly needed in sparkling DVD transfer.

This review of The Conformist (1971) was written by Deering R on 05 Feb 2008.

The Conformist has generally received very positive reviews.

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