The Boston Strangler (film) and prosecution of De Salvo." 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
Night of the Strangler "out of focus cinematography", but generally praised the acting and found the racial themes remained relevant in 2015. Refn included the controversial "Is the Father Black Enough?" film poster in "The Art of Seeing", his coffee table book collection of the art of exploitation cinema. In July 1983, the British pre-certification video distributor Cinema Indoors released the film (as "Vengeance is Mine") on VHS and Betamax. The film preservation and distribution company Vinegar Syndrome restored a print of the film held by the American Genre Film Archive and released it (as "Night of the Strangler") on DVD. Night of the