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Nathan Freudenthal Leopold Jr. (November 19, 1904 – August 29, 1971) [1] and Richard Albert Loeb (/ ˈ l oʊ b /; June 11, 1905 – January 28, 1936), usually referred to collectively as Leopold and Loeb, were two American students at the University of Chicago who kidnapped and murdered 14-year-old Bobby Franks in Chicago, Illinois, United States, on May 21, 1924.
In the early 1950s, Meyer Levin visited Nathan Leopold in prison and requested that Leopold cooperate with him on writing a novel based on the murder (the other murderer, Richard Loeb, was dead by that time). Leopold declined saying he did not wish his story told in fictionalized form but asked Levin if he could help him write his memoir. Levin ...
It recounts the 1924 Leopold and Loeb murder case, focusing more on the homosexuality of the killers than other films based on the case. Swoon is considered an integral part of the New Queer Cinema movement. The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 1992, where it won Best Cinematography. [2]
Compulsion, a 1959 film based on the Leopold and Loeb events. R.S.V.P., a 2002 film that borrowed several key elements from Rope, and in which the film is discussed. Swoon, an independent 1992 film by Tom Kalin, depicting the actual Leopold and Loeb events.
Pages in category "Films based on the Leopold and Loeb murder" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
He was in his late 60s in 1924 when he represented Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb, two Chicago teenagers who killed a 14-year-old boy to demonstrate their ability to carry out the perfect crime ...
Compulsion is a 1956 crime novel by the American writer Meyer Levin.Set in 1924 Chicago, it is inspired by the real-life Leopold and Loeb trial, and was a best seller. [1] Two college students kidnap and kill a boy in order to prove they can get away with the perfect crime.
In 1924, Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb were given life sentences to be served at Joliet (after their successful defense—from the death penalty—by Clarence Darrow). Their case was known as "the crime of the century" at the time after kidnapping and murdering Robert Franks. The duo went on to revamp the prison's educational system, adding a ...