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The Boston Strangler (1968)
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Boston Summary

Based on Boston film locations include Beacon Hill along the Boston Movie Mile and the Back Bay.

BMT Meter™ Ranking Details
Total 11.0
Boston Scenes 3.5
Boston Flavor 4.0
Quality 3.5

Plot

Tagline: Why did 13 woman willingly open their doors to the Boston Strangler?

This movie is based on a true story and 1966 Best Seller. Back in the early 1960s, 13 women were mysteriously killed in Boston and the city was put in a panic. In one of his better roles, Tony Curtis plays serial killer Albert DeSalvo who ended up confessing to the murders. Henry Fonda played the chief investigator. A sign of the times, movie was shot in split-screen to capture the city caught in panic.
U.S. Box Office
$17,810,894.00

Filmography links and data courtesy of Box office source: The Numbers
Actor
Tony Curtis Albert DeSalvo
Henry Fonda John S. Bottomly
George Kennedy Det. Phil DiNatale
Mike Kellin Julian Soshnick
Hurd Hatfield Terence Huntley
Murray Hamilton Sgt. Frank McAfee
Jeff Corey John Asgeirsson
Sally Kellerman Diane Cluny
William Marshall Edward W. Brooke
George Voskovec Peter Hurkos
Movie Details
Genre Crime; Drama; Mystery; Thriller
Director Richard Fleischer
Producer Robert Fryer
Writer Edward Anhalt; Gerold Frank
User Credit 1 Marion Rothman
Studio 20th Century Fox
Language English
Audience Rating R (Restricted)
Running Time 116 mins
Country USA
Gross Color
IMDb Rating 7.0


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