Though a bit slow and perhaps too long, "The Boston Strangler" doesn't lack interest and stands as a good film based on true events. It deals with the police investigation headed to the capture of serial killer Albert De Salvo known as the as in the title ofthe film who murdered eleven women back in the early 60's and terrorized the city of Boston.
Some accuracy in the actual facts and perhaps Tony Curtis (De Salvo) in his best dramatic performance and a strong cast leaded by Henry Fonda as a police investigator (in a sort of Morgan Freeman's later role as police psychologist Alex Cross) raise this product to a very acceptable level. George Kennedy, Murray Hamilton and Sally Kellerman complete the main parts.
Split-screen sequences used by Director Richard Fleischer are not a good idea in my opinion but they don't really hurt the film.
If you're a thriller fan or you are interested in serial killers (guilty of both charges in my case) you will surely enjoy this movie.
Interesting: Tony Curtis best drama performances in my opinion -this one and the fugitive in "The Defiant Ones" ten years before- where played by the actor with similar make up in his nose.
Some accuracy in the actual facts and perhaps Tony Curtis (De Salvo) in his best dramatic performance and a strong cast leaded by Henry Fonda as a police investigator (in a sort of Morgan Freeman's later role as police psychologist Alex Cross) raise this product to a very acceptable level. George Kennedy, Murray Hamilton and Sally Kellerman complete the main parts.
Split-screen sequences used by Director Richard Fleischer are not a good idea in my opinion but they don't really hurt the film.
If you're a thriller fan or you are interested in serial killers (guilty of both charges in my case) you will surely enjoy this movie.
Interesting: Tony Curtis best drama performances in my opinion -this one and the fugitive in "The Defiant Ones" ten years before- where played by the actor with similar make up in his nose.