The Boston Strangler  

Tue Oct 08 1968

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.

The Movie Database: 6.7/10

Internet Movie Database: 7.0/10

Rotten Tomatoes: 88%

Metacritic: 66/100

Cast and Crew

Directed By, Richard Fleischer |

Screenplay By, Edward Anhalt |

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Tony Curtis

Albert DeSalvo
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Henry Fonda

John S. Bottomly
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George Kennedy

Det. Phil DiNatale
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Mike Kellin

Julian Soshnick
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Hurd Hatfield

Terence Huntley
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Murray Hamilton

Det. Frank McAfee
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Jeff Corey

John Asgeirsson
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Sally Kellerman

Dianne Cluny
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William Marshall

Atty. Gen. Edward W. Brooke
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George Voskovec

Peter Hurkos
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Leora Dana

Mary Bottomly
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Carolyn Conwell

Irmgard DeSalvo
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Jeanne Cooper

Cloe
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Austin Willis

Dr. Nagy
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Lara Lindsay

Bobbie Eden
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George Furth

Lyonel Brumley
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Richard X. Slattery

Det. Capt. Ed Willis
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William Hickey

Eugene T. O'Rourke
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Eve Collyer

Ellen Ridgeway
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Gwyda Donhowe

Alice Oakville
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Alex Dreier

News Commentator
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John Cameron Swayze

T.V. Narrator
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Shelley Burton

David Parker
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Elizabeth Baur

Harriet Fordin
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James Brolin

Det. Sgt. Phil Lisi
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George Tyne

Dr. Kramer
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Dana Elcar

Luis Schubert
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William Traylor

Arnie Carr
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Carole Shelley

Dana Banks
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Karen Ericson

Pat Bruner
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Enid Markey

Edna
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Dorothy Blackburn

Minnie Adams
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Almira Sessions

Emma Hodak
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Isabella Hoopes

Bertha Blum
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Richard Krisher

Tom
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Arthur Hanson

Commissioner
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Walter Klavun

Chief of Police
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Tim Herbert

Cedric
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Matt Bennett

Harold
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Penny Williams

Mae
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Janis Young

Louise Parker
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George Fisher

Mr. Taylor
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David Lewis

Judge Schroeder
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Pamela McMyler

Grace
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Owen Orr

Dick Matheson
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Tom Aldredge

Harold Lacey (uncredited)
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David Armstrong

Suspect (uncredited)
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Benjie Bancroft

Detective (uncredited)
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Loren Brown

Police Officer (uncredited)
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Robert Buckingham

Bailiff (uncredited)
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Ron Burke

Man in Phone Booth (uncredited)
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Violet Carlson

Woman (uncredited)
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Harry Carter

Detective (uncredited)
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James J. Casino

Suspect (uncredited)
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Linda Clifford

Bystander (uncredited)
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Kevin Coates

Boy (uncredited)
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Barbara Collentine

Nurse (uncredited)
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Bill Couch

Police Officer (uncredited)
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Bob Courts

Detective (uncredited)
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Dennis Cross

Steve (uncredited)
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Yutta D'Arcy

Girl (uncredited)
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Mark Dawson

Police Officer (uncredited)
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Dick Dial

Driver (uncredited)
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Bennie E. Dobbins

Police Officer (uncredited)
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Edmund Donnelly

Bartender (uncredited)
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Ken DuMain

Suspect (uncredited)
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Larry Duran

Police Officer (uncredited)
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Tommy Flanders

Minor Role (uncredited)
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Eddie Frank

Michael DeSalvo (uncredited)
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Nicci-Ann Frank

Judy DeSalvo (uncredited)
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Cornelius Frizell

Bit Part (uncredited)
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Jack Garner

Technician (uncredited)
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Chance Gentry

Det. Doran (uncredited)
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Gina Harding

Audri (uncredited)
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Bob Harks

Suspect (uncredited)
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Chuck Hicks

Cop (uncredited)
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Alfred Hinckley

Manager at Charley's (uncredited)
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George Holmes

Clerk (uncredited)
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Shep Houghton

Detective (uncredited)
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Brick Huston

Technician (uncredited)
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Michael Jeffers

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
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Hubie Kerns

Police Officer (uncredited)
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Clint Kimbrough

Stanley Hodak (uncredited)
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Mike Lally

Crime Scene Investigator (uncredited)
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Sandy McPeak

Reporter (uncredited)
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Paul Napier

Technician (uncredited)
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Tom Noel

Cop (uncredited)
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Victor Paul

Police Officer (uncredited)
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John Pedrini

Detective (uncredited)
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Jack Perkins

Cop Arresting Man Goosing Woman at Crosswalk (uncredited)
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Nancie Phillips

Barbara Wise (uncredited)
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Charlie Picerni

Driver (uncredited)
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David Proval

Removalist (uncredited)
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Jean Ransome

Worried Woman (uncredited)
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John Richards

Mr. Barris (uncredited)
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Hank Robinson

Police Officer (uncredited)
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Alex Rocco

Lt. Lurie (uncredited)
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Boyd Santell

Orderly #2 (uncredited)
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George Sawaya

Police Officer (uncredited)
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Walter Scott

Police Officer (uncredited)
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Eddie Smith

Suspect (uncredited)
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Hagen Smith

Suspect (uncredited)
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Marie Thomas-Foster

Gloria (uncredited)
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Rex Thompson

Nat (uncredited)
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Meredith Vincent

Mrs. Taylor (uncredited)
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Fiddle Viracola

Clara Lucia (uncredited)
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Glenn R. Wilder

Driver (uncredited)
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Edward Winter

Man in Hallway (uncredited)
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Forrest Wood

Arthur Leary (uncredited)
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Sally Yarnell

Worried Woman (uncredited)
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Details

Rating

Not Adult

Genres

Drama
Crime
Thriller

Tagline

Why did 13 women willingly open their doors to the Boston Strangler?

Langauge

en

Production Companies

20th Century Fox

Runtime

116 minutes

Budget

0 $

Box-Office

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