The Boston Strangler (1968)

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Why did 13 women willingly open their doors to 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.

• Released: 1968-10-08
• Genres: Drama, Crime, Thriller
• Runtime: 1h 56m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.6/10 from 258 votes

Directed by Richard Fleischer.

Top 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

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Boston Strangler

• United States: rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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