The Night Strangler
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1973 · Movie · 1h 30m · NR
The read
Critics rate it 27 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 30m.
Synopsis
After being run out of Las Vegas, reporter Carl Kolchak heads for Seattle and another reporting job with the local paper. It's not long before he’s on the trail of another string of bizarre murders. It seems that every 21 years, for the past century, a killer murders a certain number of people, drains them of their blood, and then disappears into the night. Kolchak is on his trail, but can he stop him?
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 27 points higher than audiences do.
85 audience votes
Key crew
- Bob CobertOriginal Music Composer
- Dan CurtisDirector
- Richard MathesonWriter
Cast
- Darren McGavinCarl Kolchak
- Jo Ann PflugLouise Harper
- Simon OaklandTony Vincenzo
- Scott BradyCapt. Schubert
- Wally CoxMr. Berry
- Margaret HamiltonProf. Crabwell
- Richard AndersonDr. Richard Malcolm
- John CarradineLlewellyn Crossbinder
- Al LewisTramp
- Nina WayneCharisma Beauty
- Virginia PetersWilma Krankheimer
- Kate MurtaghJanie Watkins
Stills
Themes
sequelinvestigative journalist