"Why did 13 women willingly open their doors to the Boston Strangler?"

1968

1h 56m

6.7(228 votes)

Drama

Crime

Thriller

Overview

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.

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Cast & Crew

110 members

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Tony Curtis

Albert DeSalvo

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Henry Fonda

John S. Bottomly

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George Kennedy

Det. Phil DiNatale

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Mike Kellin

Julian Soshnick

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Hurd Hatfield

Terence Huntley

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Murray Hamilton

Det. Frank McAfee

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Jeff Corey

John Asgeirsson

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Sally Kellerman

Dianne Cluny

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William Marshall

Atty. Gen. Edward W. Brooke

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Jiří Voskovec

Peter Hurkos

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Leora Dana

Mary Bottomly

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Carolyn Conwell

Irmgard DeSalvo

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Jeanne Cooper

Cloe

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Austin Willis

Dr. Nagy

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Lara Lindsay

Bobbie Eden

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George Furth

Lyonel Brumley

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Richard X. Slattery

Det. Capt. Ed Willis

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William Hickey

Eugene T. O'Rourke

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Eve Collyer

Ellen Ridgeway

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Gwyda Donhowe

Alice Oakville

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Alex Dreier

News Commentator

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John Cameron Swayze

T.V. Narrator

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Shelley Burton

David Parker

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Elizabeth Baur

Harriet Fordin

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James Brolin

Det. Sgt. Phil Lisi

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George Tyne

Dr. Kramer

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Dana Elcar

Luis Schubert

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William Traylor

Arnie Carr

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Carole Shelley

Dana Banks

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Karen Ericson

Pat Bruner

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Enid Markey

Edna

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Dorothy Blackburn

Minnie Adams

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Almira Sessions

Emma Hodak

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Isabella Hoopes

Bertha Blum

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Richard Krisher

Tom

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Arthur Hanson

Commissioner

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Walter Klavun

Chief of Police

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Tim Herbert

Cedric

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Matt Bennett

Harold

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Penny Williams

Mae

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Janis Young

Louise Parker

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Crew

George Fisher

Mr. Taylor

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David Lewis

Judge Schroeder

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Pamela McMyler

Grace

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Owen Orr

Dick Matheson

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Tom Aldredge

Harold Lacey (uncredited)

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David Armstrong

Suspect (uncredited)

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Benjie Bancroft

Detective (uncredited)

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Loren Brown

Police Officer (uncredited)

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Robert Buckingham

Bailiff (uncredited)

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Ron Burke

Man in Phone Booth (uncredited)

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Violet Carlson

Woman (uncredited)

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Harry Carter

Detective (uncredited)

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James J. Casino

Suspect (uncredited)

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Linda Clifford

Bystander (uncredited)

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Kevin Coates

Boy (uncredited)

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Barbara Collentine

Nurse (uncredited)

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Bill Couch

Police Officer (uncredited)

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Bob Courts

Detective (uncredited)

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Dennis Cross

Steve (uncredited)

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Yutta D'Arcy

Girl (uncredited)

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Mark Dawson

Police Officer (uncredited)

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Crew

Dick Dial

Driver (uncredited)

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Bennie E. Dobbins

Police Officer (uncredited)

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Edmund Donnelly

Bartender (uncredited)

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Ken DuMain

Suspect (uncredited)

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Larry Duran

Police Officer (uncredited)

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Tommy Flanders

Minor Role (uncredited)

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Eddie Frank

Michael DeSalvo (uncredited)

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Nicci-Ann Frank

Judy DeSalvo (uncredited)

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Cornelius Frizell

Bit Part (uncredited)

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Jack Garner

Technician (uncredited)

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Chance Gentry

Det. Doran (uncredited)

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Gina Harding

Audri (uncredited)

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Bob Harks

Suspect (uncredited)

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Chuck Hicks

Cop (uncredited)

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Alfred Hinckley

Manager at Charley's (uncredited)

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George Holmes

Clerk (uncredited)

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Shep Houghton

Detective (uncredited)

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Brick Huston

Technician (uncredited)

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Michael Jeffers

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

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Hubie Kerns

Police Officer (uncredited)

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Clint Kimbrough

Stanley Hodak (uncredited)

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Mike Lally

Crime Scene Investigator (uncredited)

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Sandy McPeak

Reporter (uncredited)

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Paul Napier

Technician (uncredited)

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Tom Noel

Cop (uncredited)

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Crew

Victor Paul

Police Officer (uncredited)

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John Pedrini

Detective (uncredited)

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Jack Perkins

Cop Arresting Man Goosing Woman at Crosswalk (uncredited)

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Nancie Phillips

Barbara Wise (uncredited)

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Crew

Charlie Picerni

Driver (uncredited)

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David Proval

Removalist (uncredited)

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Jean Ransome

Worried Woman (uncredited)

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John Richards

Mr. Barris (uncredited)

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Hank Robinson

Police Officer (uncredited)

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Alex Rocco

Lt. Lurie (uncredited)

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Boyd Santell

Orderly #2 (uncredited)

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George Sawaya

Police Officer (uncredited)

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Crew

Walter Scott

Police Officer (uncredited)

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Eddie Smith

Suspect (uncredited)

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Hagen Smith

Suspect (uncredited)

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Marie Thomas-Foster

Gloria (uncredited)

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Rex Thompson

Nat (uncredited)

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Meredith Vincent

Mrs. Taylor (uncredited)

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Fiddle Viracola

Clara Lucia (uncredited)

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Crew

Glenn R. Wilder

Driver (uncredited)

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Edward Winter

Man in Hallway (uncredited)

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Forrest Wood

Arthur Leary (uncredited)

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Sally Yarnell

Worried Woman (uncredited)

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