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 Fixer (1968 film) alleged motivation. The film is based on Bernard Malamud's novel, which in turn was drawn from an actual experience. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Alan Bates). The film includes the quotation of a sentence by Baruch Spinoza: The Fixer (1968 film) The Fixer is a 1968 British drama film based on the 1966 semi-biographical novel of the same name, written by Bernard Malamud. It was directed by John Frankenheimer and stars Alan Bates. It is the story of a man named Yakov Bok, a Jew living in the Russian Empire, who