Overview:
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.| Status: | Released (1968-10-08) |
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| Awards: | 3 nominations |
| Screen: | Edward Anhalt, Gerold Frank |
| Productions: | 20th Century Fox |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 3150: Tony Curtis - Albert DeSalvo
- 4958: Henry Fonda - John S. Bottomly
- 12950: George Kennedy - Det. Phil DiNatale
- 50762: Mike Kellin - Julian Soshnick
- 80620: Hurd Hatfield - Terence Huntley
- 8608: Murray Hamilton - Det. Frank McAfee
- 9596: Jeff Corey - John Asgeirsson
Crews
- 2087: Richard Fleischer - Director - Directing
- 70997: Edward Anhalt - Screenplay - Writing
- 136871: Gerold Frank - Novel - Writing
- 567770: Robert Fryer - Producer - Production
- 11441: Lionel Newman - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 1762: Richard H. Kline - Director of Photography - Camera
- 18651: Marion Rothman - Editor - Editing
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Reviews
John Chard
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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. ....
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A frighteningly unique film, made all the more frightening by it being a true story. This is hands down the best performance ever by Tony Curtis (in the title role), why he got snubbed by the academy at awards time is a complete mystery, he was not even nominated...
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