"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 being strangled and penetrated with"
"The Strangler The Strangler is a 1964 crime thriller, directed by Burt Topper and starring Victor Buono, David McLean, Davey Davison and Ellen Corby, with a screenplay by Bill S. Ballinger. The film was inspired by the Boston Strangler, a serial killer of the 1960s. Leo Kroll (Buono) is a mother-fixated lab technician who collects dolls. He is also a serial killer, responsible for the death of a number of nurses, and is questioned by the police regarding those murders, but is released. Kroll claims his next victim, Clara (Bates), the nurse who has been looking after his possessive mother,"
"movie website ""Fantastic Movie Musings & Ramblings"" cites Buono as one of the film's strengths, though criticizing the script's focus on the more logically motivated murders. Among contemporaneous reviews, ""Variety"" commended both Buono's performance and Topper's ""dramatically skillful direction"" while ""The New York Times"" film critic Eugene Archer seemed unimpressed. The Strangler The Strangler is a 1964 crime thriller, directed by Burt Topper and starring Victor Buono, David McLean, Davey Davison and Ellen Corby, with a screenplay by Bill S. Ballinger. The film was inspired by the Boston Strangler, a serial killer of the 1960s. Leo Kroll (Buono) is a"
"The Sergeant (1968 film) The Sergeant is a 1968 American drama film directed by John Flynn and starring Rod Steiger and John Phillip Law. It was released by Warner Bros.-Seven Arts. A dedicated, decorated war veteran, Sgt. Callan (Rod Steiger), is posted in France at a fuel supply depot in 1952. Finding a lack of discipline under the frequently drunk Capt. Loring, he takes charge in a tough, no-nonsense manner. But distracting the sergeant is a physical attraction to one of his men, Private First Class Swanson (John Phillip Law), that seems at odds with everything in Callan's personality. He"
"a tape recorder as a consolation prize. He was also considered for the lead in the film, ""The Boston Strangler"", along with Alan Bates and Tony Curtis, but Curtis was ultimately awarded the lead role as Albert DeSalvo. While seeking acting work, Laquidara worked part-time in the 1960s as a classical music announcer at KPPC-FM in Pasadena, California. After several moves back and forth to his home state of Massachusetts, he eventually ended up working at KPPC full-time. A columnist for the Pasadena Star-News called attention to Laquidara's unusual style in 1965. The writer described Laquidara as an aspiring actor"
"of his early roles was a suspect in the 1968 film The Boston Strangler starring Tony Curtis. His most notable onscreen role was that of the gravelly voiced Don Corrado Prizzi in ""Prizzi's Honor"" (1985), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Hickey portrayed Don Corrado as sharp-witted and cunning, despite his frail physical state, and shared key scenes with Anjelica Huston and Jack Nicholson. Hickey died from emphysema and bronchitis in 1997. His remains are interred in the Cemetery of the Evergreens in Brooklyn. He died during the filming of Uzo's ""Better Than"
"The Bostonians (film) The Bostonians is a 1984 British romantic drama film based on Henry James's novel ""The Bostonians"". It was adapted by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. The film stars Vanessa Redgrave, Christopher Reeve, Madeleine Potter and Jessica Tandy. The movie received respectable reviews and showings at arthouse theaters in New York, London and other cities. Vanessa Redgrave received 1984 Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations for Best Actress, and the movie earned other award nominations for its costume design. The film is set among the Back Bay uppercrust of the 19th century. Basil Ransom (Christopher Reeve), bored by his opulent"
"Boston Strangler The Boston Strangler is a name given to the murderer (or murderers) of 13 women in the Boston area, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts, in the early 1960s. The crimes were attributed to Albert DeSalvo based on his confession, details revealed in court during a separate case, and DNA evidence linking DeSalvo to the last murder victim. Since then, parties investigating the crimes have suggested that the murders (sometimes referred to as ""the silk stocking murders"") were committed by more than one person. Initially, the crimes were assumed to be the work of one unknown person dubbed"
"assistant, John Flynn, to direct. Flynn says Simon Oakland badly wanted to play the lead, but so did Rod Steiger, who was in much demand at the time, and Steiger played it for less than his usual fee. The film was excerpted in the documentary film ""The Celluloid Closet"" (1996). The Sergeant (1968 film) The Sergeant is a 1968 American drama film directed by John Flynn and starring Rod Steiger and John Phillip Law. It was released by Warner Bros.-Seven Arts. A dedicated, decorated war veteran, Sgt. Callan (Rod Steiger), is posted in France at a fuel supply depot in"
"in getting protagonist Billy Boyle through German-occupied Italy. Sterling Hayden Sterling Walter Hayden (born Sterling Relyea Walter; March 26, 1916 – May 23, 1986) was an American actor and author. For most of his career as a leading man, he specialized in westerns and film noir, such as ""Johnny Guitar"", ""The Asphalt Jungle"", and ""The Killing"". Later he became noted for appearing in supporting roles such as Gen. Jack D. Ripper in ""Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb"" (1964). He also played the Irish American policeman Captain McCluskey in Francis Ford Coppola's ""The"
"wartime story ""Mister Roberts"" as a replacement, playing Ensign Pulver. In 1950, he was onstage again with Fonda in ""Critic's Choice""; Howard Taubman of ""The New York Times"" called him ""properly obnoxious as the director"". Hamilton was teamed once more with Fonda in 1968 for the drama film ""The Boston Strangler"". His best known performance is as Larry Vaughn, the obdurate mayor of Amity, in the Steven Spielberg thriller ""Jaws"" (1975). Hamilton reprised the role in the sequel, ""Jaws 2"" in 1978. He was approached to reprise his role in ""Jaws the Revenge"", but died in 1986 aged 63 ."
"and garnered the highest ratings of any television movie at that time (33.2 rating – 54 share). Matheson received a 1973 Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for Best TV Feature or Miniseries Teleplay. Impressed by the success of the first television movie, ABC commissioned Richard Matheson to write a second movie, ""The Night Strangler"" (1973), which featured another serial killer in Seattle who strangled his victims and used their blood to keep himself alive for over a century. Kolchak recruits exotic dancer and psychology student Louise Harper (Jo Ann Pflug) to assist him in tracking down the"
"eponymous strangler. A fictitious version of the Seattle Underground City was used as a setting for much of the movie's action, and provided the killer with his hiding place. Dan Curtis both produced and directed the second movie, which also did well in the ratings. Rice wrote a novelization based on Matheson's screenplay. The novel was published in 1974 by Pocket Books as a mass-market paperback original under the title ""The Night Strangler"" with a close-up photo of the monster's eye to tie in with the movie. Simon Oakland reprised his earlier role as Kolchak's editor, Tony Vincenzo. The cast"
"Their Flying Machines"" (1965), which was a massive hit. He replaced George Peppard in ""Sands of the Kalahari"" (1965). It was not popular at the box office; neither was ""An American Dream"" (1966), from a novel by Norman Mailer. He played a stuntman for television in ""The Highest Fall of All"" for ""The Bob Hope Theatre"" (1965). According to John Gregory Dunne's ""The Studio,"" Whitman was suggested for the title role in ""The Boston Strangler"" by John Bottomly, the Massachusetts assistant attorney general who prosecuted Albert DeSalvo. Instead, the role went to Tony Curtis. Whitman had turned down a number"
"It was popular but failed to recoup its enormous cost. Most acclaimed was ""The Boston Strangler"" (1968), with Tony Curtis. ""Che!"" (1969), a biopic of Che Guevera that starred Omar Sharif, was an expensive flop, as was an account of the attack on Pearl Harbor, ""Tora! Tora! Tora!"" (1970). This was his last film for 20th Century Fox. Fleischer travelled to England, where he directed the acclaimed true-crime dramatization, ""10 Rillington Place"" (1971) starring Richard Attenborough. He then replaced John Huston, who had fallen out with star George C Scott, on ""The Last Run"" (1971). The thriller ""See No Evil"""
"The Bone Collector The Bone Collector is a 1999 horror psychological thriller film starring Denzel Washington and Angelina Jolie, directed by Phillip Noyce and produced by Martin Bregman. The movie was based on the crime novel of the same name written by Jeffery Deaver, concerning the quadriplegic detective Lincoln Rhyme. It was the first book of the Lincoln Rhyme series. In 1999 New York City, Tetraplegic forensics expert Lincoln Rhyme (Washington) is bed-bound after an accident that left him completely paralyzed from the neck down. Amelia Donaghy (Jolie), a newly recruited patrol cop, discovers a mutilated corpse buried at a"
"Night of the Strangler Night of the Strangler is a 1972 American blaxploitation mystery film directed by Joy N. Houck Jr. and starring Micky Dolenz and James Ralston. It depicts the story of Denise Roberts and her plans to enter into an interracial marriage with her baby's father; these plans are disrupted by his murder, which begins an escalating series of killings involving her brothers Vance (Dolenz) and Dan (Ralston) and their loved ones. The film was released under several alternate titles. Its theme of racial conflict attracted criticism at the time, and the film did not perform well financially."
"The Swimmer (film) The Swimmer is a 1968 Technicolor American drama film starring Burt Lancaster with Janet Landgard and Janice Rule in featured roles. The film was written and directed by Academy Award-nominated husband-and-wife team of Eleanor Perry (screenplay adaptation) and Frank Perry (director). The story is based on the 1964 short story ""The Swimmer"" by John Cheever, which appeared in the July 18, 1964 issue of ""The New Yorker"". The 95-minute movie adds new characters and scenes consistent with those in the original 12-page short story. On a sunny day in an affluent suburb in Connecticut, a fit and"
"Bosley Crowther of ""The New York Times"", who found his character repellent. His next role, as Komarovsky, a Russian politician and ""villainous opportunist"" who rapes Julie Christie's character in David Lean's ""Doctor Zhivago"" (1965), was one of his favorites. Steiger, one of only two Americans in the cast, was initially apprehensive about working with such great British actors as Ralph Richardson and Alec Guinness, and was pleased when the film was completed that he did not stand out as an American. The film was the biggest international box office draw of the 1960s, grossing $200 million worldwide. It has since"
"""' Richard Attenborough - ""Doctor Dolittle"" ""' Carol Channing - ""Thoroughly Modern Millie"" Dustin Hoffman - ""The Graduate"" Katharine Ross - ""The Graduate"" Paul Newman Julie Andrews ""' Martin Landau – """" ""' Carol Burnett – ""The Carol Burnett Show"" 25th Golden Globe Awards The 25th Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best achievements in 1967, were held on 12 February 1968. ""' Rod Steiger - ""In the Heat of the Night"" ""' Richard Harris - ""Camelot"" ""' Edith Evans - ""The Whisperers"" ""' Anne Bancroft - ""The Graduate"" ""' Mike Nichols - ""The Graduate"" ""' ""In the Heat of the"
"which Kroll obtains a doll. Topper also drew on the ""Burt Topper Stock Company"" – an unofficial group of actors he worked with regularly – to fill some supporting roles, including Baynes Barron, Russ Bender and Wally Campo. Producers Samuel Bischoff and David Diamond originally planned to make a movie called ""The Boston Strangler"", capitalizing on the ongoing interest in the real life serial killer of the same name. The setting was later changed to an unnamed US city. Burt Topper was hired in the wake of his work on ""War Is Hell"" (1963) and production commenced mid-September 1963. Topper"
"The Blood Demon The Blood Demon or Die Schlangengrube und das Pendel, also known as The Torture Chamber of Dr. Sadism, The Snake Pit and the Pendulum, and Castle of the Walking Dead, is a 1967 West German horror film directed by Harald Reinl and starring Christopher Lee, Karin Dor, and Lex Barker. The film, written by Manfred R. Köhler, is based on Edgar Allan Poe's 1842 short story ""The Pit and the Pendulum"" and concerns the saga of Count Regula (Lee) who, after being drawn and quartered for murdering twelve maidens, returns to life seeking revenge. The film was"
"Anna Lee Carroll Anna Lee ""Boots"" Carroll (October 7, 1930 – April 30, 2017) was an American actress, based in Alabama, whose career included dozens of theaters productions, as well as several movies and television shows. Carroll was best known for her portrayal of Nurse Bradford in the 1968 film, ""The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter"", alongside Alan Arkin. Arkin plays a deaf-mute in the film, while Carroll's Nurse Bradford provides the dialogue for his character in their mutual scenes. Ann Lee Carroll's additional film roles included ""Not of This Earth"" in 1957 and ""Marlowe"" in 1969. Carroll was born"
"""The Boston Strangler"", ""Guns of the Magnificent Seven"", ""Thunderbolt and Lightfoot"", ""Airport 1975"", ""Earthquake"" and ""The Eiger Sanction"". Kennedy was the only actor to appear in all four films in the ""Airport"" series, having reprised the role of Joe Patroni three times. He also played Police Captain Ed Hocken in the ""Naked Gun"" series of comedy films, and corrupt oil tycoon Carter McKay on the original ""Dallas"" television series. Kennedy was born on February 18, 1925, in New York City, into a show business family. His father, George Harris Kennedy, a musician and orchestra leader, died when Kennedy was four"
"Gerold Frank Gerold Frank (August 2, 1907 – September 17, 1998) was an American author and ghostwriter. He wrote several celebrity memoirs and was considered a pioneer of the ""as told to"" form of (auto)biography. His two best-known books, however, are ""The Boston Strangler"" (1966), which was adapted as the 1968 movie starring Tony Curtis and Henry Fonda, and ""An American Death"" (1972), about the assassination of Martin Luther King. Frank was born in 1907 in Cleveland, Ohio, where his father was a tailor and owned a dress shop. He graduated from Ohio State University and moved to Greenwich Village"
"Creating doubt of a serial killer, who characteristically have a certain type of victim and method of murder, the women killed by ""The Strangler"" were from a variety of age and ethnic groups, and there were different modi operandi. In 1968, Dr. Ames Robey, medical director of Bridgewater State Hospital, insisted that DeSalvo was not the Boston Strangler. He said the prisoner was ""a very clever, very smooth compulsive confessor who desperately needs to be recognized."" Robey's opinion was shared by Middlesex District Attorney John J. Droney, Bridgewater Superintendent Charles Gaughan, and George W. Harrison, a former fellow inmate of"
"The Wrecking Crew (1968 film) The Wrecking Crew is a 1968 American comedy spy-fi film starring Dean Martin as Matt Helm, along with Elke Sommer, Nancy Kwan, Tina Louise, and Sharon Tate. It is the fourth and final film in the Matt Helm series, and is very loosely based upon the 1960 novel of the same name by Donald Hamilton. Chuck Norris makes his film debut in a small role. Matt Helm is assigned by his secret agency, ICE, to bring down an evil count named Contini, who is trying to collapse the world economy by stealing a billion dollars"
"Sterling Hayden Sterling Walter Hayden (born Sterling Relyea Walter; March 26, 1916 – May 23, 1986) was an American actor and author. For most of his career as a leading man, he specialized in westerns and film noir, such as ""Johnny Guitar"", ""The Asphalt Jungle"", and ""The Killing"". Later he became noted for appearing in supporting roles such as Gen. Jack D. Ripper in ""Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb"" (1964). He also played the Irish American policeman Captain McCluskey in Francis Ford Coppola's ""The Godfather"" in 1972 and the novelist Roger Wade"
"I Met a Girl Who..."" (1967), an Italian comedy with Monica Vitti. In the early 1960s, he was a voice-over guest star on ""The Flintstones"" as ""Stoney Curtis"". Curtis's first dramatic film after a number of years was ""The Boston Strangler"" (1968) playing the title role. Response from the critics and public was excellent. He returned to comedy for ""Monte Carlo or Bust!"" (1969), an all-star car race film in the vein of ""The Great Race"". He made some comic adventure tales: ""You Can't Win 'Em All"" (1970) with Charles Bronson and ""Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came"""
"that of his family back in America. Vinnie realizes at last that he has been played like a puppet all along against his well-meaning brother, who in order to protect him lays down his own life, handing Vinnie their father's shotgun with which to shoot him. The Brotherhood (1968 film) The Brotherhood is a 1968 Technicolor crime drama film, directed by Martin Ritt. It stars Kirk Douglas, Irene Papas, Alex Cord, and Luther Adler. The script was by Lewis John Carlino. Released by Paramount Pictures, the film bombed at the box office, with Paramount deciding not to produce another gangster"
"The Detective (1968 film) The Detective is a 1968 color neo-noir crime film in Panavision directed by Gordon Douglas, produced by Aaron Rosenberg and starring Frank Sinatra, based on the 1966 novel of the same name by Roderick Thorp. Co-stars include Lee Remick, Jacqueline Bisset, Jack Klugman, William Windom and Robert Duvall, with a script by Academy Award-winning screenwriter Abby Mann. ""The Detective"" marked a move towards — and was billed as — a more ""adult"" approach to depicting the life and work of a police detective while confronting, for one of the first times in mainstream cinema, previously taboo"
"The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (film) The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter is a 1968 American film adaptation of the Carson McCullers novel of the same name. It was directed by Robert Ellis Miller. It stars Alan Arkin and introduced Sondra Locke, both earning Academy Award nominations for their performances. The film updates the novel's small-town Southern setting from the Depression era to the then-contemporary 1960s. John Singer is a deaf-mute who works as a silver engraver in a small southern US town. His only friend is a mentally disabled mute, Spiros Antonapoulos, who continually gets into trouble with"
"retained its original title. The newspapers, when faced with enquiries regarding this unusual advertising practice, did not provide any answers. Theater managers were indifferent to the policy because it did not seem to have an impact at the box office. The Blood Demon The Blood Demon or Die Schlangengrube und das Pendel, also known as The Torture Chamber of Dr. Sadism, The Snake Pit and the Pendulum, and Castle of the Walking Dead, is a 1967 West German horror film directed by Harald Reinl and starring Christopher Lee, Karin Dor, and Lex Barker. The film, written by Manfred R. Köhler,"