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
The Admirable Crichton (1968 film) The Admirable Crichton (1968 film) The Admirable Crichton is a 1968 TV movie adaptation of the play "The Admirable Crichton". It starred Bill Travers and Virginia McKenna. It was filmed for "Hallmark Hall of Fame" and was directed by George Schaefer. The show was taped in New York over a month in February and March 1968. McKenna said the play was "a comment on our society, how our social code of behaviour imprisons people and stops them from being natural." The "Chicago Tribune" called it "absorbing, humorous entertainment". The "New York Times" felt it was a "lacklustre production" which suffered