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Compulsion (1959)
United States103Min
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100 %Compulsion (1959) is a crime drama based on the true story of the infamous Leopold and Loeb case, where two young men committed a murder to prove their intellectual superiority. The movie explores the courtroom proceedings and the media frenzy surrounding the case, highlighting themes of arrogance, friendship, and the flaws in the judicial system. It delves into the complex relationship between the two defendants and their hopes to get away with the perfect crime.
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- based on true story
- leopold loeb case
- perfect crime
- courtroom
- arrogance
- defendant
- media frenzy
- friendship
- friend
- child murder
- death penalty
- nathan leopold jr. character
- murder of a child
- judicial system
- cross examination
- richard loeb character
- judge
- partner in crime
- glasses
- police
- philosophy
- alibi
- lawyer
- social commentary
- jury
- reporter
- illinois
- clarence darrow character
- news headlines
- mother son relationship
- family relationships
- police interrogation
- life imprisonment
- lie
- chicago, illinois
- dominant submissive relationship
- radio news
- photographer
- student
- anti death penalty
- typewriter
- father son relationship
- camera
- homosexual subtext
- psychiatrist
- implied homosexuality
- atheist
- prohibition
- bar
- coroner
- based on novel or book
- reflection in eyeglasses
- misogyny
- man faints
- liquor flask
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