The Boston Strangler with Tony Curtis: DVD Cover

    The Boston Strangler Director: Richard Fleischer Cast: Tony Curtis, Henry Fonda, George Kennedy, Mike Kellin

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    • DVD Release Date: 09/07/2004
    • Original Release: 1968
    • Rating: Rated R
    • Sales Rank: 28,709

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    AMC Backstory: The Boston Strangler; Fox Movietone Newsreel; Theatrical teaser and trailer; Fox Flix trailers

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    Scene Index

    Side #1 --
    1. Main Titles [:10]
    2. First Victims [2:51]
    3. Early Inquiries [:49]
    4. The Roundup [3:50]
    5. Useless Precautions [3:44]
    6. New Job [6:16]
    7. A Different M.O. [2:16]
    8. A Tip [2:33]
    9. Messianic Delusions [3:18]
    10. Strange Hobby [1:39]
    11. Psychic [1:21]
    12. The Wrong Man [6:45]
    13. Psychology Student [:21]
    14. The Wrong Man [3:00]
    15. Number Eleven [5:17]
    16. The One That Got Away [:31]
    17. Captured [7:42]
    18. Matching Data [1:01]
    19. A Visitor [4:02]
    20. Trying to Remember [:54]
    21. Talking to the Doctor [1:45]
    22. A Small Step [2:00]
    23. Late Night Musings [2:56]
    24. The Memoires Stir [5:03]
    25. Reenactment/End Titles [1:29]

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    Editorial Reviews

    The Boston Strangler adopts the split-screen technique then in vogue (see also The Thomas Crown Affair) to relate the true story of self-confessed mass murderer Albert DeSalvo. Adapted by Edward Anhalt from the book by Gerold Frank, the film covers the years 1962 to 1964, during which time a dozen women were raped and murdered in the Boston area. State-appointed officer John Bottomly (Henry Fonda) arrests as many known sex offenders as he can get his hands on in hopes of finding a clue as to the Boston Strangler's identity. As these things often happen, the police come across the necessary evidence through pure luck. Well-played by Tony Curtis (whose makeup is startling), DeSalvo himself does not appear until an hour into the film. When caught, the schizophrenic DeSalvo insists that he knows nothing of the murders. Under interrogation and hypnosis, his homicidal impulses are exposed. Meticulously cast, The Boston Strangler offers excellent vignettes by Sally Kellerman as the Strangler's only surviving victim and by Hurd Hatfield as an erudite sex pervert. When Boston Strangler was first shown on TV in 1974, a voice-over coda was added, noting that Albert DeSalvo was stabbed to death in prison on November 26, 1973, and that many experts were convinced that he was not the killer but that his confessions were the product of a delusional mind. Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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    September 20, 2004: I must admit that when this film was shown on T.V. I refused to watch it because of(all people to play the role) Tony Curtis!! also the network ruined the film with censorship editing. However,viewed today the DVD's restored scenes and wide screen edition looks great and Curtis' acting and makeup is truly phenomenal. How sad for all involved on the picture to learn it was completely omitted from Oscar nominations!!? The split screen was innovative for it's era and works to an advantage rather than a hindrance as it combines several busy scenes and keeps the viewer's mind active with the plot. The story of the gruesome killings is told without gore or extended gratuitous nudity yet conveys a sense of shock, just by the acting alone. Lionel Newman's score adds a nice touch of pervading terror. This is not a horror movie or a slasher flick just a well done film that plays out like a classic whodunnit in an almost docu-drama style.