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The Boston Strangler is a 1968 American crime drama film directed by Richard Fleischer and written by Edward Anhalt. Produced by 20th Century Studios, the movie stars Tony Curtis, Henry Fonda, Sally Kellerman, and William Hickey. The narrative is set in Boston and focuses on a serial killer. Lionel Newman composed the score, while Richard Day served as production designer and Richard H. Kline handled cinematography.
The film has a runtime of 116 minutes and was released in October 1968. It is distributed by 20th Century Studios and Netflix via video on demand. Critical reception includes an IMDb rating of 7.0 from 11,539 votes, a Metascore of 66, and an 88% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The movie received three nomination awards and was rated Approved.
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6.7Boston 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.
Cast
- Tony Curtis as Albert DeSalvo
- Henry Fonda as John S. Bottomly
- George Kennedy as Det. Phil DiNatale
- Mike Kellin as Julian Soshnick
- Hurd Hatfield as Terence Huntley
- Murray Hamilton as Det. Frank McAfee
Themes
- police brutality
- double life
- boston, massachusetts
- detective
- surrealism
- strangle
- serial killer
- strangulation
- interrogation
- lesbian
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Ratings
IMDb
7/10
11,539 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
88%
Metacritic
66/100
- Year
- 1968
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Rated
- Approved
- Awards
- 3 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- LGBTQ-related film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- serial killer
- Director
- Richard Fleischer
- Cast member
- Austin Willis
- Composer
- Lionel Newman
- Production company
- 20th Century Studios
- Cinematographer
- Richard H. Kline
- Narrative location
- Boston
- Duration
- 116
- FilmAffinity ID
- 713720
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1968-10-16
- title
- The Boston Strangler
- distributed by
- Netflix
- production designer
- Richard Day
- review score
- 88%
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