Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
Rotten Tomatoes89%
Metacritic66/100
258 audience votes
Key crew
- Richard FleischerDirector
- Lionel NewmanOriginal Music Composer
- Edward AnhaltScreenplay
Cast
- Tony CurtisAlbert DeSalvo
- Henry FondaJohn S. Bottomly
- George KennedyDet. Phil DiNatale
- Mike KellinJulian Soshnick
- Hurd HatfieldTerence Huntley
- Murray HamiltonDet. Frank McAfee
- Jeff CoreyJohn Asgeirsson
- Sally KellermanDianne Cluny
- William MarshallAtty. Gen. Edward W. Brooke
- George VoskovecPeter Hurkos
- Leora DanaMary Bottomly
- Carolyn ConwellIrmgard DeSalvo
Stills
Themes
police brutalitydouble lifeboston, massachusettsdetectivesurrealismstrangleserial killerstrangulationinterrogationlesbiansplit screen