Regie:
Richard FleischerScenario:
Edward AnhaltCamera:
Richard H. KlineMuziek:
Lionel NewmanActeurs:
Tony Curtis, Henry Fonda, George Kennedy, Mike Kellin, Hurd Hatfield, Murray Hamilton, Jeff Corey, Sally Kellerman, William Marshall, George Voskovec (meer)Samenvattingen(1)
Boston, 1962. Several elderly women are strangled, apparently by the same unknown assailant. An investigation ensues, but clues lead nowhere. Then the strangler starts to attack younger women. John Bottomly (Henry Fonda) is assigned to direct a more intense investigation, interviewing even the remotest suspects. Meanwhile, the murders continue. Dianne Cluny (Sally Kellerman) survives an attack but remembers only that she bit her attacker's hand. When Albert DeSalvo (Tony Curtis) is caught breaking into an apartment, his mental capabilities are questioned. He goes to the hospital for observation, and there someone notices a bite mark on his hand... (officiële tekst van distribiteur)
(meer)Recensie (2)
The true story of the Boston Strangler, brilliantly portrayed by Tony Curtis. In the 1960s it was fashionable to divide the screen into several parts with a parallel flowing plot (for example Airport) and here we enjoy it to the fullest. It's not a bad thing at all, on the contrary, it gives the film a fresh edge. Seeing, for example, a potential victim in one part of the screen and the killer standing behind the door in the other part is interesting. It’s hard to describe, you must see it. Fans of Jiří Voskovec will also be delighted by his sensibility.
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That ending! Brr. A great film with terrific ideas (the split screen, for example), Tony Curtis who can inspire fear as well as pity, the always good Henry Fonda and the beautifully "goofy" Jiří Voskovec in one of the supporting roles. Richard Fleischer created a hellishly evocative and almost documentary crime drama that doesn't rely on action scenes, but rather solely on suspense. A great inspiration for Fincher's Zodiac, I'd say. Chilling.
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