# The Boston Strangler (1968)

> A formally daring true-crime procedural follows Boston investigators through a maze of scant clues as a serial killer’s hidden identity gradually comes into view.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/15957

## Facts

- Runtime: 116 min
- Genres: Drama, Crime, Thriller
- Director: Richard Fleischer
- Cast: Tony Curtis, Henry Fonda, George Kennedy, Mike Kellin, Hurd Hatfield, Murray Hamilton, Jeff Corey, Sally Kellerman
- TMDB rating: 6.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062755/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: brooding, paranoid, disturbing, classic crime night, true crime viewing

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