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The Boston Strangler is a american film of genre Drama directed by Richard Fleischer released in USA on 16 october 1968 with Tony Curtis

The Boston Strangler (1968)

The Boston Strangler
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Released in USA 16 october 1968
Length 1h56
Directed by ,    
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Thriller,    Biography,    Documentary,    Horror,    Crime
Rating69% 3.497393.497393.497393.497393.49739

The Boston Strangler is a 1968 American film based on the true story of the Boston Strangler and the book by Gerold Frank. It was directed by Richard Fleischer, and stars Tony Curtis as Albert DeSalvo, the strangler, and Henry Fonda as John S. Bottomly, the chief detective now famed for obtaining DeSalvo's confession.

Synopsis

The first part of the film shows the police investigation, with some examples of the seedier side of Boston life, including promiscuity in the adult quarters of the city. The second part shows the apprehension of DeSalvo. Bottomly's intent is to answer the question presented in the film's famous print ad:

Actors

Tony Curtis

(Albert DeSalvo)Henry Fonda

(John S. Bottomly)Sally Kellerman

(Dianne Cluny)William Hickey

(Eugene T. O'Rourke)Mike Kellin

(Julian Soshnick)
And :
George Kennedy
Hurd Hatfield
Murray Hamilton
Jeff Corey
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