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The Boston Strangler

Tony Curtis (Actor), Henry Fonda (Actor), Richard Fleischer (Director) Rated:
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4.4 out of 5 stars 73 customer reviews
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Special Features

  • AMC Backstory: "The Boston Strangler"
  • Fox Movietone newsreel
  • Theatrical teaser and trailer

Product Details

  • Actors: Tony Curtis, Henry Fonda, George Kennedy, Mike Kellin, Hurd Hatfield
  • Directors: Richard Fleischer
  • Writers: Edward Anhalt, Gerold Frank
  • Producers: James Cresson, Robert Fryer
  • Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC, Widescreen
  • Language: English (Dolby Digital 1.0), English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), French (Dolby Digital 1.0), Spanish (Dolby Digital 1.0)
  • Subtitles: English, Spanish
  • Dubbed: French, Spanish
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rated:
    R
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  • Studio: 20th Century Fox
  • DVD Release Date: September 7, 2004
  • Run Time: 116 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (73 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0002IQLB2
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #49,464 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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4.0 out of 5 starsSaw a review copy.....some nice features on this DVD
By Darren Harrison VINE VOICE on August 31, 2004
Format: DVD
Tony Curtis and Henry Fonda star in the critically acclaimed movie based on the true events of a serial killer that killed 13 women from 1962 to 1964. This movie takes a documentary style approach in following the investigators as they piece together the clues behind a seemingly random series of murders. Fonda stars as police detective John S. Bottomly and Curtis co-stars as Albert DeSalvo, the man who eventually confessed to the crimes. Of particular interest on this DVD is the inclusion of the 21-minute Backstory documentary on the movie that originally appeared on the AMC cable channel, interviewed on camera are Tony Curtis (who gushes with his appreciation of the movie), the director Richard Fleischer and producer Richard Zanuck. Also featured is a three-minute Fox Movietone newsreel of the actual events that appears to be missing part of its audio track. Rounbding out the special features is a selection of eight trailers including a theatrical trailer and teaser for the main feature that are both in wodescreen with excellent picture and only a slightly distorted (from age) audio track. This is an excellent movie and DVD - recommended.
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5.0 out of 5 stars" Murder, Mayhem and Madness"
By A Customer on February 10, 2002
Format: VHS Tape
Tony Curtis gives the best performance of his life! The Boston Strangler is without a doubt the greatest camera work I have ever seen, split screen, widescreen, multi camera frames on one screen. Mr. Fleischer you made a real piece of artwork that will stand the test of time! The camera tell's and reminds you how each seen is played out on a multi pictured screen! It is a puzzle that you have to put together in your mind , a lot of fun! Tony you played the greatest Psychological character I have ever seen on screen! I know because of my own experiences. Albert De Salvo the real Boston Strangler while in prison made 2 leather wallet's, in which he gave them to Dir. Fleischer & com. Tony did not receive one! (I guess De Salvo did not like my performance Tony once said!) This is a rare one! A must see! Thank you Tony for one of the greatest performances!
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5.0 out of 5 starsAmerican movie classic, with great old movie actors of which there aren't many of around today...
By Leslie Karen Rigsbey on March 2, 2014
Format: DVD Verified Purchase
"The Boston Strangler" was savagely criticized in a review by Roger Ebert, who says (as can be read on the Wikipedia page) that "the movie should not have been made at all." What he means here is that he has a serious problem with taking a nonfiction source (the excellent book by Gerold Frank) and translating it into the film medium, a source of entertainment whose purpose is to give pleasure rather than facts. But in the case of Curtis's electrifying performance, I would argue that the film is both entertaining and disturbing, and director Fleischer keeps a quasi-documentary feel going throughout so that one does not become completely overwhelmed by the exuberance of knowing that this is a fictionalization of serious subject matter. Curtis may not have been robbed of his Oscar (please, Tony, those awards are fixed, so political as to be a parody of themselves), but he probably was robbed of a Golden Globe award, seeing as to how his fellow craftsmen (and craftswomen) should have recognized his skill in working in their profession. Edward Anhalt (who did once win Oscars for his great screen stories) was robbed of his Edgar Award for his screenplay adaptation, though, because he does a good job of keeping the mystery storytelling going by using the proper amounts of dialogue, humor, and shocking details to move along the case. A dark, fascinating story that provides an opportunity for future film historians to see a memorable, startling turn by Curtis, and a terrifically subdued one from Fonda.
The DVD includes the AMC Backstory episode, which has footage of the real DeSalvo case, as well as words from Richard Zanuck and a clearly disappointed Tony Curtis (who seemed to want more out of his movie career than he ever successfully received).Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsThis movie does not choke
By K. Gittins on September 15, 2004
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Made only a few years after the actual murders, director Fleischer used split-screens with multiple panels to good effect, although the technique originally was resisted.

Tony Curtis, known mainly for light romantic comedies or sword-and-sandal movies, was an unusual (and originally ridiculed) choice as the lead character Albert DeSalvo, outwardly a mild family man, but very troubled on the inside. Apparently DeSalvo blocked out the killings, and was not even aware he was the killer - until he finally cracks in the last scene. Although Curtis doesn't appear till halfway through, he carries the movie from there on out. His performance got much critical acclaim, though ignored at oscar time.

Other big names include Henry Fonda and George Kennedy, and other notable minor roles such as Murray Hamilton, Jeff Corey, Sally Kellerman (debut) and James Brolin.

Widescreen picture and sound are good. I imagine the person with a sync problem needed to do what I do on occasion - rewind a second or two, then play forward. That seems to clear up un-sync any time it happens to me. I'm sure it is the player, not the movie.

DVD features include a short "Movie Tone" news reel with some missing sound, a good 20 minute "AMC Backstory" with interviews by cast and crew, and a handful of trailers for various movies.

Rated "R" for one use of the "F" word and some quick shots of bare breasts. This movie was made when synonyms for "a gay man" were routinely used, and they are used here - but Amazon has chosen to censor them, thus --->(...)

A good one.
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