The Boston Strangler

The Boston Strangler

116 mins | Drama, Crime, Thriller, Horror, Mystery | Oct. 8, 1968

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.

The Boston Strangler

116 mins | Drama, Crime, Thriller, Horror, Mystery | Oct. 8, 1968

The Boston Strangler
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.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers 20th Century Fox
Original title The Boston Strangler
Directors David Hall, Richard Fleischer
Writers Gerold Frank, Edward Anhalt

Cast

Tony Curtis

as Albert DeSalvo

Henry Fonda

as John S. Bottomly

George Kennedy

as Det. Phil DiNatale

Mike Kellin

as Julian Soshnick

Hurd Hatfield

as Terence Huntley

Murray Hamilton

as Det. Frank McAfee

Jeff Corey

as John Asgeirsson

Sally Kellerman

as Dianne Cluny

William Marshall

as Atty. Gen. Edward W. Brooke

George Voskovec

as Peter Hurkos

Leora Dana

as Mary Bottomly

Carolyn Conwell

as Irmgard DeSalvo

Jeanne Cooper

as Cloe

Austin Willis

as Dr. Nagy

Lara Lindsay

as Bobbie Eden

George Furth

as Lyonel Brumley

Richard X. Slattery

as Det. Capt. Ed Willis

William Hickey

as Eugene T. O'Rourke

Eve Collyer

as Ellen Ridgeway

Gwyda Donhowe

as Alice Oakville

Alex Dreier

as News Commentator

John Cameron Swayze

as T.V. Narrator

Shelley Burton

as David Parker

Elizabeth Baur

as Harriet Fordin

James Brolin

as Det. Sgt. Phil Lisi

George Tyne

as Dr. Kramer

Dana Elcar

as Luis Schubert

William Traylor

as Arnie Carr

Carole Shelley

as Dana Banks

Karen Ericson

as Pat Bruner (as Karen Huston)

David Armstrong

as Suspect (uncredited)

Enid Markey

as Edna

Dorothy Blackburn

as Minnie Adams

Almira Sessions

as Emma Hodak

Isabella Hoopes

as Bertha Blum

Arthur Hanson

as Commissioner

Walter Klavun

as Chief of Police

Tim Herbert

as Cedric

Matt Bennett

as Harold

Janis Young

as Louise Parker

George Fisher

as Mr. Taylor

David Lewis

as Judge Schroeder

Pamela McMyler

as Grace

Owen Orr

as Dick Matheson

Nancie Phillips

as Barbara Wise (uncredited)

Alex Rocco

as Lt. Lurie (uncredited)