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The Boston Strangler

1968

Richard Fleischer

Tony Curtis, Henry Fonda, George Kennedy, Mike Kellin ...

7.2

5,004

Mystery. Thriller Boston, 1962. Several elderly women are strangled, apparently by the same unknown assailant. An investigation ensues, but clues lead nowhere. Then the strangler starts to attack younger women. John Bottomly (Henry Fonda) is assigned to direct a more intense investigation, interviewing even the remotest suspects. Meanwhile, the murders continue. Dianne Cluny (Sally Kellerman) survives an attack but remembers only that she bit her ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	"The Boston Strangler requires a judgment not only on the quality of the film (very good), but also on its moral and ethical implications."	POS
United Kingdom	Tom Milne Time Out	"Curtis gives a careful performance, but can breathe little life into this expurgated cliché (...) And the interrogation scenes are interminable."	NEU
United Kingdom	Empire	"Fleischer mastery of tension and attention to detail make this riveting story a great piece of cinema."	POS

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