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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.
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Mar 15, 2019 · Sadie, a budding erotic novelist, is enticed by an ex-lover to join him and an enigmatic woman named Francesca at an Italian villa. Once there, Sadie becomes embroiled in a surreal game of murder ...
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The most famed trial lawyer in town, Jonathan Wilk, is hired to defend the pair despite his atheism being against the families' sensibilities. Jonathan, renowned for his ability to manipulate juries, has to decide how best to defend his clients in the overwhelming face of evidence against them. The testimony of Ruth Evans, Sid's girlfriend, may ...
Nov 19, 2016 · Once there, Sadie begins to fear his true intentions as she and Francesca become embroiled in a dangerous game of moral and sexual discovery. Craig Goodwill. Director. Brian Clark. Writer. Sadie—a young female novelist—and an enigmatic woman named Francesca, are enticed by an ex-lover to join him at his Italian villa for a weekend ...
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.
Compulsion. Released Apr 1, 1959 1h 43m Crime Drama. List. 100% Tomatometer 11 Reviews. 85% Audience Score 1,000+ Ratings. Sociopathic students Artie Straus (Bradford Dillman) and Judd Steiner ...
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Jan 4, 2013 · Compulsion was based on the notorious 1924 case of Nathan Leopold (1904-1971) and Richard Loeb (1905-1936), who were eighteen-year-old law students at the University of Chicago when they killed fourteen-year-old Robert Franks for thrills. Renowned attorney Clarence Darrow defended them, and his closing argument lasted for two days.
