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The Boston Strangler (1968) [R]

Release Date:
October 8, 1968

Original Title:
The Boston Strangler

Alternate Titles:
Bostonský škrtič
El estrangulador de Boston
L'étrangleur de Boston

Genres:
Crime | Drama | Thriller

Production Companies:
20th Century Fox

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
AT: 16  BR: e 16|14  DE: 16  DK: 15  IE: 18  JP: PG12  PT: e 16  US: R 

Runtime: 116

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

Overview from TheMovieDB

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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Art Direction:
Richard Day
Jack Martin Smith

Assistant Director:
David Hall

Associate Producer:
James Cresson

Director:
Richard Fleischer

Director of Photography:
Richard H. Kline

Editor:
Marion Rothman

Novel:
Gerold Frank

Original Music Composer:
Lionel Newman

Producer:
Robert Fryer

Screenplay:
Edward Anhalt

Set Decoration:
Stuart A. Reiss
Walter M. Scott
Raphael Bretton

Sound:
Don J. Bassman
David Dockendorf

Stunts:
Glenn R. Wilder
Charlie Picerni
Walter Scott

Unit Production Manager:
Eric Stacey

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