The Boston Strangler

1968

1h 56m

IMDb RATING

6.8/10

220

YOUR RATING

Rate

POPULARITY

Play trailer

1 Video

40 Images

Drama

Crime

Thriller

Boston is being terrorized by a series of seemingly random murders of women. Based on the true story, the film follows the investigators path through several leads before introducing the Strangler as a character. It is seen almost exclusively from the point of view of the investigators who have very few clues to build a case upon.

Directors

Richard Fleischer

Writers

Gerold Frank(novel by)

Edward Anhalt(screenplay by)

Stars

Tony Curtis

Henry Fonda

George Kennedy

See production, box office & company info

Videos1

Trailer
Watch The Boston Strangler 1968 Trailer

Photos40

Top cast

Albert DeSalvo

John S. Bottomly

Det. Phil DiNatale

Julian Soshnick

Terence Huntley

Det. Frank McAfee

John Asgeirsson

Dianne Cluny

Atty. Gen. Edward W. Brooke

Peter Hurkos

Mary Bottomly

Irmgard DeSalvo

Cloe

Dr. Nagy

Bobbie Eden

Lyonel Brumley

Det. Capt. Ed Willis

Eugene T. O'Rourke

Directors

Richard Fleischer

Writers

Gerold Frank(novel by)

Edward Anhalt(screenplay by)

All cast & crew

Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

User reviews2

Review

Featured review

9/10

Impressive procedural skin crawler. It's a very impressive film from start to finish, the cast are excellent, George Kennedy & Henry Fonda portray the men pursuing the culprit with much believability, with enough moments of frustration and revulsion brought to life with style. Of course this is Tony Curtis's show all the way, though, he is all bulked up and nothing like the handsome icon that people had grown accustomed to. He is convincingly menacing and handles the dual personality confusion scenes adroitly. One of the films' chief plus points is that the first hour only shows us the aftermath of the murders, it shows the desperate panic it creates among the people of Boston, and of course we get to know the detectives following this miserable trail. At the hour mark we are introduced to Tony Curtis as Albert De Salvo, here he is in his family home, his daughter all radiant around her father, it's a masterstroke from director Richard Fleischer, and it creates maximum impact. The use of multi screens to show various aspects of scenes is deft and manages to make the film seem all too real, which of course is given weight of impact since it is based on actual events. Smashing film that gnaws away at the skin some time after the silent credits have rolled. 9/10

John Chard01 Mar, 2016