A weak-willed Italian man becomes a fascist flunky who goes abroad to arrange the assassination of his old teacher, now a political dissident.
The Conformist has generally received very positive reviews.
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Review of The Conformist (1970)
By Peter Bradshaw (3,667) for Guardian (4,584) on 29 Feb 2008
Review of The Conformist (1970)
By Steven Rea (1,872) for Philadelphia Inquirer (3,920) on 29 Dec 1990
Review of The Conformist (1970)
Review of The Conformist (1970)
By Jonathan Rosenbaum (1,657) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 07 Dec 2007
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By David Sterritt (1,643) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 27 Jul 2005
Review of The Conformist (1970)
By Paul D (6,077) on 20 Jul 2007
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Review of The Conformist (1970)
Review of The Conformist (1970)
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The Conformist was released in 1970 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 411 reviews, giving The Conformist (1970) an average rating of 85%.
Overall, film critics marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 93%, compared to cinema-goers, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 88%.
With a score of 85%, The Conformist is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1970, which stands at 59%.
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