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1. www.imdb.com › title › tt0052700Compulsion (1959) - User reviews - IMDb

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   Compulsion is directed by Richard Fleischer and adapted to screenplay by Richard Murphy from the novel written by Meyer Levin. It stars Dean Stockwell, Bradford Dillman, Orson Welles and Diane Varsi. Music is by Lionel Newman and cinematography by William C. Mellor.

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   Budget. $1,345,000 [1] Box office. $1.8 million (est. US/ Canada rentals) [2] Compulsion is a 1959 American crime drama film directed by Richard Fleischer. The film is based on the 1956 novel by Meyer Levin, which in turn was a fictionalized account of the Leopold and Loeb murder trial. It was the first film produced by Richard D. Zanuck.

3. www.commonsensemedia.org › movie-reviews › compulsionCompulsion Movie Review - Common Sense Media

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   Parents need to know that Compulsion is a 1959 black-and-white film based on the 1920 Leopold-Loeb murder case in which two exceptionally intelligent, wealthy, and sociopathic Chicago law students in their teens felt it would be an interesting experiment to plan and execute the perfect murder of an innocent….

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   • Director: Richard Fleischer

   • Author: Barbara Shulgasser-Parker
   • Produce Company: Twentieth Century Fox

4. www.timeout.com › movies › compulsionCompulsion 1959, directed by Richard Fleischer | Film review

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   Compulsion. Monday 10 September 2012. Share. ... Best performance is Stockwell's, though Dillman and Welles are good value. Release Details. Duration: 103 mins; ... Popular movies [image] [category]

5. www.imdb.com › title › tt0052700Compulsion (1959) - IMDb

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   Compulsion: Directed by Richard Fleischer. With Orson Welles, Diane Varsi, Dean Stockwell, Bradford Dillman. Two wealthy law-school students go on trial for murder in this version of the Leopold-Loeb case.

   • 7.4/10 (7.6K)
   • Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama

   • Director: Richard Fleischer
   • Release Date: 1959-05-01

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   Compulsion Reviews. Compulsion has surprising power, the feeling of a new intellectualism being poured into the handsomely mounted "liberal" juggernauts Sam Goldwyn once produced. Full Review ...

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   Is Compulsion (1959) a good movie?

   • Compulsion (1959) is a movie with competent acting by the cast. However, what sets it apart from the ordinary is the performance of Orson Welles. Orson Welles' work in Compulsion is arguably his finest outside the films he directed himself, with The Third Man being the only possible competition.

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   Is Compulsion based on a true story?

   • Compulsion is a 1959 American crime drama film directed by Richard Fleischer. The film is based on the 1956 novel by Meyer Levin, which in turn was a fictionalized account of the Leopold and Loeb murder trial. It was the first film produced by Richard D. Zanuck.

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   Is Compulsion an example of new intellectualism?

   • Compulsion is an example of new intellectualism being poured into the handsomely mounted "liberal" juggernauts produced by Sam Goldwyn, according to the review. Full Review | Sep 14, 2021

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   Can compulsion & rope be shown together?

   • It has been suggested that COMPULSION and a movie featuring a rope could be shown together. However, it would also be possible to view COMPULSION with INHERIT THE WIND to compare the performances of Welles and Spencer Tracy as Darrow/Henry Drummond in the latter film. There is also a peculiar type of movie loop in COMPULSION and INHERIT THE WIND.

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   Who is Jonathan Wilk in 'compulsion'?

   • Orson Welles portrays the role of Jonathan Wilk, the cunning defense attorney hired by the Steiner and Strauss families in the movie 'Compulsion'. In the beginning of the trial, Wilk surprises everyone by changing his plea from 'not guilty' to 'guilty'.

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   What does compulsion say about the death penalty?

   • A great deal of Compulsion is dedicated to a long, impassioned anti-death penalty homologue delivered by the defense attorney. He argues that evil is not snuffed out by killing but through kindness and love, and that killing the admitted murderers would accomplish nothing but more violence.

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   The film will not get full rating since it is based on previous crime. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews Compulsion

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   • Category: Crime, Drama