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The Boston Strangler

Year:

1968

Duration:

116 min

Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

IMDB rate:

7.1

Director:

Richard Fleischer

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 2 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1968-10-16

Filming Locations: Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Cast

Actor

Character

Sally Kellerman

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

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

Gwyda Donhowe

Alice Oakville

Alex Dreier

News Commentator

John Cameron Swayze

T.V. Narrator

Shelley Burton

David Parker

Elizabeth Baur

Harriet Fordin

James Brolin

Det. Sgt. Phil Lisi

George Tyne

Dr. Kramer

Dana Elcar

Luis Schubert

William Traylor

Arnie Carr

Carole Shelley

Dana Banks

Karen Ericson

Pat Bruner (as Karen Huston)

Enid Markey

Edna

Dorothy Blackburn

Minnie

Almira Sessions

Emma Hodak

Isabella Hoopes

Bertha Blum

Richard Krisher

Tom

Arthur Hanson

Commissioner

Walter Klavun

Chief of Police

Tim Herbert

Cedric

Matt Bennett

Harold

Penny Williams

Mae

Janis Young

Louise Parker

George Fisher

Mr. Taylor

David Lewis

Judge Schroeder

Pamela McMyler

Grace (as Pam McMyler)

Greg Benedict

Dick Matheson

Tom Aldredge

Harold Lacey (uncredited)

Linda Clifford

Bystander (uncredited)

Linda Dano

(uncredited)

Gina Harding

Audri (uncredited)

Chuck Hicks

Cop (uncredited)

Jack Hynes

TV News Reporter (uncredited)

Nancie Phillips

Barbara Wise (uncredited)

Alex Rocco

Detective at Apartment of Victim #10 (uncredited)

Marie Thomas

Gloria (uncredited)

Edward Winter

Man in Hallway (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Horst Buchholz was among those actors considered for the Tony Curtis part.

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Tony Curtis broke his nose while filming a chase scene.

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Tony Curtis does not appear until one hour into the film.

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Goofs

A shot of Tony Curtis, in a doorway, includes a 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado in the background, at a time (in the story) which is supposedly 1963-64 (shortly after JFK's funeral).

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In the film it is assumed DeSalvo was guilty, and it portrays him as suffering from multiple personality disorder and committing the murders while in a psychotic state. DeSalvo was never diagnosed with, or even suspected of having that disorder.

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Quotes

Capt. Ed Willis: We've got a full-blown maniac on our hands.

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Capt. Ed Willis: Everybody's banging everybody. It's a horny world.

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Albert DeSalvo: What did you tell the children where I am?

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Faq

Who was the Boston Strangler?

'The Boston Strangler' is a name given to the person (or persons) who sexually-assaulted and murdered (by strangling or stabbing) 13 women in the Boston, Massachusetts area between June 14, 1962, and January 4, 1964. The murders were eventually attributed to 35-year old Albert DeSalvo [1931-1973]. Although DeSalvo confessed to the murders, his guilt/innocence has never been proven, he was never charged with the murders, and his confession is, to this day, being disputed.

Is 'The Boston Strangler' based on a book?

Yes, The Boston Strangler is based on the book The Boston Strangler (1966) by American author Gerold Frank.

What's with all the split screen stuff?

The split screen technique was a popular trend in the 1960s. Split screens were used previously in such movies as Pillow Talk (1959), Grand Prix (1966), and A Place to Stand (1967), a documentary produced for the Ontario pavilion at Expo67, the Montreal World's Fair. Split screen was used the same year in The Thomas Crown Affair (1968) and again in Goodbye, Columbus (1969), Airport (1970), and More American Graffiti (1979).

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