Compulsion
Summary:
Compulsion is a compelling, stylish thriller, loosely based on the famous 1924 murder trial of thrill-killers Loeb and Leopold, two homosexual students who murdered a young boy to demonstrate their intellectual superiority. Artie Straus (Bradford Dillman) is a sadistic, mother-dominated bully. Judd Steiner (Dean Stockwell) is a submissive, introverted sissy. Having been raised ... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Orson Welles - (Jonathan Wilk)
Dean Stockwell - (Judd Steiner)
Bradford Dillman - (Artie Straus)
Diane Varsi - (Ruth Evans)
E.G. Marshall - (D.A. Horn)
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Review:
The Leopold and Loeb trial of the 1920s captured the popular imagination of the American people for much of the 20th century. The sociopathic notion of two affluent young men committing murder just to prove they could get away with the crime has a nihilistic, modern feel to it, and in many ways it still influences the way we think about crim... Continue >>
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