The Boston Strangler

1968, Crime/Drama, 1h 56m

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When a string of women in Boston start turning up dead, the police launch an investigation headed by John Bottomly (Henry Fonda). Through chance, Bottomly gets the evidence he needs to arrest Albert DeSalvo (Tony Curtis). Though DeSalvo denies having any connection to the murders at first, the police use hypnosis, pressured interrogation, and interviews with the only surviving victim (Sally Kellerman) to coax him into confessing. Still, whether he is truly guilty remains a mystery to many.

Cast & Crew

Tony Curtis
Albert DeSalvo
Henry Fonda
John S. Bottomly
George Kennedy
Det. Phil DiNatale
Mike Kellin
Julian Soshnick
Hurd Hatfield
Terence Huntley
Murray Hamilton
Det. Frank McAfee
Jeff Corey
John Asgeirsson
Sally Kellerman
Dianne Cluny
William Marshall
Atty. Gen. Edward W. Brooke
George Voskovec
Peter Hurkos
Leora Dana
Mary Bottomly
Carolyn Conwell
Irmgard DeSalvo
Jeanne Cooper
Cloe
Austin Willis
Dr. Nagy
Lara Lindsay
Bobbie Eden
George Furth
Lyonel Brumley
Richard X. Slattery
Det. Capt. Ed Willis
William Hickey
Eugene T. O'Rourke
Eve Collyer
Ellen Ridgeway
Alex Dreier
News Commentator
Richard Fleischer
Director
Robert Fryer
Producer
Edward Anhalt
Screenwriter
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Full Review… Renata Adler New York Times Full Review… Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Full Review… Jennie Kermode Eye for Film Full Review… Bob Bloom Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN) Full Review… Chuck O'Leary Fantastica Daily Full Review… Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Full Review… Thomas Delapa Boulder Weekly Full Review… Robin Clifford Reeling Reviews Full Review… Angela Baldassarre Sympatico.ca Full Review… Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Full Review… Staci Layne Wilson Fantastica Daily Full Review… Philip Martin Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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