The Boston Strangler (film) The Boston Strangler (film) The Boston Strangler is a 1968 American neo-noir film loosely based on the true story of the Boston Strangler and the book by Gerold Frank. It was directed by Richard Fleischer, and stars Tony Curtis as Albert DeSalvo, the strangler, and Henry Fonda as John S. Bottomly, the chief detective who came to fame for obtaining DeSalvo's confession. Curtis was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for his performance. The cast also featured George Kennedy and the film debut of Sally Kellerman. After three murders of elderly women, with all victims being strangled and penetrated with
Tony Curtis I Met a Girl Who..." (1967), an Italian comedy with Monica Vitti. In the early 1960s, he was a voice-over guest star on "The Flintstones" as "Stoney Curtis". Curtis's first dramatic film after a number of years was "The Boston Strangler" (1968) playing the title role. Response from the critics and public was excellent. He returned to comedy for "Monte Carlo or Bust!" (1969), an all-star car race film in the vein of "The Great Race". He made some comic adventure tales: "You Can't Win 'Em All" (1970) with Charles Bronson and "Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came"