Compulsion (1959)Directed by Richard Fleischer, not rated, 103 minutes
Compulsion is a deeply unsettling and thoroughly engrossing film that tell the true story of the Leopold and Loeb murder, where two wealthy college students committed a murder to prove their superiority to everyone else. Orson Welles delivers an immense performance as the boys' lawyer, but both of the killers are perfectly played, capturing their slick villainy. The film goes from a creepy cat and mouse thriller to a gripping courtroom drama, but keeps a consistent tone and
never gets slow. Compulsion is powerful film that tells a truly disturbing true story. You'll like it if: You like true crime films, courtroom dramas, Orson Welles, In Cold Blood, Anatomy of a Murder or M.
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