The Boston Strangler

The Boston Strangler adopts the split-screen technique then in vogue (see also The Thomas Crown Affair) to relate the true story of self-confessed mass murderer Albert DeSalvo. Adapted by Edward Anhalt from the book by Gerold Frank, the film covers the years 1962 to 1964, during which time a dozen ...more

This gripping real-life story is one of most underrated police procedurals around, not to mention an interesting precursor to modern-day fictional serial-killer tales like The Silence of the Lambs and Seven. The Boston Strangler remains potent even by modern standards because it hits the right balance between showing the gruesome details and leaving things to the viewer's imagination. Using intriguing multi-panel split-screen effects, director Richard Fleischer effectively conveys how terror ...more