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1959·Crime·1h 43m
7.1
Two close friends' plan to execute a flawless crime is crushed when one of them inadvertently leaves his glasses at the crime scene.
Directed by Richard Fleischer
death penalty
based on novel or book
police
philosophy
child murder
based on true story
lawyer
courtroom
glasses
arrogance
suspenseful
superiority
gay interest

Cast

Dean Stockwell
Dean Stockwell
Judd Steiner
Bradford Dillman
Bradford Dillman
Arthur A. Straus
Orson Welles
Orson Welles
Jonathan Wilk
E.G. Marshall
E.G. Marshall
District Attorney Harold Horn
Diane Varsi
Diane Varsi
Ruth Evans
Martin Milner
Martin Milner
Sid Brooks
Richard Anderson
Richard Anderson
Max Steiner
Robert F. Simon
Robert F. Simon
Police Lt. Johnson
Robert Burton
Robert Burton
Charles Straus
Wilton Graff
Wilton Graff
Mr. Steiner
Louise Lorimer
Louise Lorimer
Mrs. Straus aka 'Mumsy'
Gavin MacLeod
Gavin MacLeod
Padua - Horn's Assistant

Crew

Richard Fleischer
Richard Fleischer
Director
William C. Mellor
William C. Mellor
Director of Photography
Richard D. Zanuck
Richard D. Zanuck
Producer

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danny
danny
Compulsion
do you think you can cure the hatreds and maladjustments of the world by hanging them?

nietzsche inceldom vs. patrick bateman sociopathy FIGHT! dean stockwell is such a force. he really turns what could have been a one-note "crazy guy" performance into a multi-layered performance filled with deep sadness and alienation. i love how he holds himself so self-importantly but so small in those three-piece suits. when he rolls away from ruth and just shouts "OH GOD! I'M SO ASHAMED!" i maybe a little bit felt that. not the situation they were in even a bit but just the deep pain that comes along with any sort of human emotion. what an absolute prick. judd steiner and norman bates would be best friends and have the strangest most awkward intimacy with each other. did not expect a KKK cameo in this
do you think you can cure the hatreds and maladjustments of the world by hanging them?

nietzsche inceldom vs. patrick bateman sociopathy FIGHT! dean stockwell is such a force. he really turns what could have been a one-note "crazy guy" performance into a multi-layered performance filled with deep sadness and alienation. i love how he holds himself so self-importantly but so small in those three-piece suits. when he rolls away from ruth and just shouts "OH GOD! I'M SO ASHAMED!" i maybe a little bit felt that. not the situation they were in even a bit but just the deep pain that comes along with any sort of human emotion. what an absolute prick. judd steiner and norman bates would be best friends and have the strangest most awkward intimacy with each other. did not expect a KKK cameo in this
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i started this one last night but didn’t finish it because i had to go to sleep. i thought it was really good though so i was excited to continue it the next day. sometime in the middle of the night our dog gave birth to four little dead puppies and it was really sad. after that i couldn’t sleep anymore so i decided to continue the movie. then my stomach started hurting because i was hungry as hell so i checked the fridge and there was absolutely nothing to eat except a box of dunkin’ bavarian munchkins. i do not like those at all because the filling looks like mucus. unfortunately i wanted to finish the movie more than i hated the munchkins so i ate them anyway. then i got back into bed, put the movie on, fully intending to finish it this time, and fell asleep again after about ten minutes

i finally finished it this morning while eating breakfast though and wow. it’s literally perfect. that’s really all i can say. the characters are awful and fascinating and the whole thing was exactly my kind of movie.

i read some reviews here and found out it was based on the leopold and loeb case which is also the same real life crime that inspired rope. i absolutely loved that one too. if there’s a movie about arrogant freaks committing crimes and executing it quite awfully, there is apparently a very high chance i will enjoy it

also juror #4 and juror #6 from 12 angry men are here ! and one of the lead actors is the same guy who lip synced to in dreams in blue velvet. i knew he looked familiar the second i saw him but i couldn’t figure out why

anyway. great film. it’s one of my favorites now. i still hate those bavarian munchkins
i started this one last night but didn’t finish it because i had to go to sleep. i thought it was really good though so i was excited to continue it the next day. sometime in the middle of the night our dog gave birth to four little dead puppies and it was really sad. after that i couldn’t sleep anymore so i decided to continue the movie. then my stomach started hurting because i was hungry as hell so i checked the fridge and there was absolutely nothing to eat except a box of dunkin’ bavarian munchkins. i do not like those at all because the filling looks like mucus. unfortunately i wanted to finish the movie more than i hated the munchkins so i ate them anyway. then i got back into bed, put the movie on, fully intending to finish it this time, and fell asleep again after about ten minutes

i finally finished it this morning while eating breakfast though and wow. it’s literally perfect. that’s really all i can say. the characters are awful and fascinating and the whole thing was exactly my kind of movie.

i read some reviews here and found out it was based on the leopold and loeb case which is also the same real life crime that inspired rope. i absolutely loved that one too. if there’s a movie about arrogant freaks committing crimes and executing it quite awfully, there is apparently a very high chance i will enjoy it

also juror #4 and juror #6 from 12 angry men are here ! and one of the lead actors is the same guy who lip synced to in dreams in blue velvet. i knew he looked familiar the second i saw him but i couldn’t figure out why

anyway. great film. it’s one of my favorites now. i still hate those bavarian munchkins
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Compulsion
добрый фильм, мой любимый жанр суд над гомоэротичными сверхчеловеками
добрый фильм, мой любимый жанр суд над гомоэротичными сверхчеловеками
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cutie pie
Compulsion
This movie sheds light on slight bdsm homoerotic abusive mlm relationships
This movie sheds light on slight bdsm homoerotic abusive mlm relationships
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Jonathan
Jonathan
Compulsion
tight, unsettling, and driven almost entirely by dialogue. what makes it work isn’t the crime itself, but the psychological unraveling and courtroom tension that follows. the performances are sharp across the board, especially in the final stretch where the moral arguments really hit.
tight, unsettling, and driven almost entirely by dialogue. what makes it work isn’t the crime itself, but the psychological unraveling and courtroom tension that follows. the performances are sharp across the board, especially in the final stretch where the moral arguments really hit.
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Compulsion (1959) | Flick