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WI_DEM

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Thu Mar 21, 2013, 09:51 PM Mar 2013

Watching COMPULSION on TCM--Great movie

It's a take of the Leopold & Loeb case. Orson Welles is brilliant playing the Darrow character. He gives a great monologue that is one of the best I've ever heard in a movie against the death penalty. If you haven't seen this movie--I recommend it.



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Watching COMPULSION on TCM--Great movie (Original Post) WI_DEM Mar 2013 OP
Great movie -- I programmed it earlier in the week for dvr recording. pacalo Mar 2013 #1

pacalo

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1. Great movie -- I programmed it earlier in the week for dvr recording.
Fri Mar 22, 2013, 12:58 AM
Mar 2013

Thanks for the reminder; I'll probably watch it later on this evening. I haven't seen it in years, so I'm looking forward to it.

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