The Boston Strangler

Name: The Boston Strangler
Released: 1968-11-1
Cast: Tony Curtis, Henry Fonda, George Kennedy, Mike Kellin, Hurd Hatfield

R
1h 57m
1968

88%

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The Boston Strangler is a gripping account of the real-life serial killer who stalked the Boston Common, leaving behind a trail of dead young women, and the detective who helped solve the case. Detective Phil DiNatale ultimately gets on the trail of a schizophrenic plumber named Albert De Salvo and cracks one of the most horrifying serial murder cases in U.S. history.

Director:

Richard Fleischer

Producer:

Robert Fryer

Writer:

Edward Anhalt

Cast:

Tony Curtis, Henry Fonda, George Kennedy, Mike Kellin, Hurd Hatfield, Murray Hamilton, Jeff Corey

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

88%

Reviews

Film Frenzy

Matt Brunson

The first -- and, surprisingly, more interesting -- section focuses on the efforts of the law (represented mainly by Henry Fonda’s straight arrow) to find this madman.

May 9, 2023

FULL REVIEW

Robin Holabird

Ruskin provides a plausible scenario in a well-mounted period piece that holds attention without causing much excitement.

Formally exciting with its use of split screen, narrow framings, impressionistic editing and performances.

March 23, 2023

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