The Shadow's Edge
2025 · Action · Crime
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Film / 1968
The Boston Strangler
Directed by
Richard Fleischer
Boston is being terrorized by a series of seemingly random murders of women. Based on the true story, the film follows the investigators path through several leads before introducing the Strangler as a character. It is seen almost exclusively from the point of view of the investigators who have very few clues to build a case upon.
The story
Boston is being terrorized by a series of seemingly random murders of women. Based on the true story, the film follows the investigators path through several leads before introducing the Strangler as a character. It is seen almost exclusively from the point of view of the investigators who have very few clues to build a case upon.
Cast
Tony CurtisAlbert DeSalvo
Henry FondaJohn S. Bottomly
George KennedyDet. Phil DiNatale
Mike KellinJulian Soshnick
Hurd HatfieldTerence Huntley
Murray HamiltonDet. Frank McAfee
Jeff CoreyJohn Asgeirsson
Sally KellermanDianne Cluny
William MarshallAtty. Gen. Edward W. Brooke
George VoskovecPeter Hurkos
Leora DanaMary Bottomly
Carolyn ConwellIrmgard DeSalvo
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Jeanne CooperCloe
Austin WillisDr. Nagy
Lara LindsayBobbie Eden
George FurthLyonel Brumley
Richard X. SlatteryDet. Capt. Ed Willis
William HickeyEugene T. O'Rourke
Eve CollyerEllen Ridgeway
Gwyda DonhoweAlice Oakville
Alex DreierNews Commentator
John Cameron SwayzeT.V. Narrator
Shelley BurtonDavid Parker
Elizabeth BaurHarriet Fordin
James BrolinDet. Sgt. Phil Lisi
George TyneDr. Kramer
Dana ElcarLuis Schubert
William TraylorArnie Carr
Carole ShelleyDana Banks
Karen EricsonPat Bruner
Enid MarkeyEdna
Dorothy BlackburnMinnie Adams
Almira SessionsEmma Hodak
Isabella HoopesBertha Blum
Richard KrisherTom
Arthur HansonCommissioner
Walter KlavunChief of Police
Tim HerbertCedric
Matt BennettHarold
Penny WilliamsMae
Janis YoungLouise Parker
George FisherMr. Taylor
David LewisJudge Schroeder
Pamela McMylerGrace
Owen OrrDick Matheson
Tom AldredgeHarold Lacey (uncredited)
David ArmstrongSuspect (uncredited)
Benjie BancroftDetective (uncredited)
Loren BrownPolice Officer (uncredited)
Robert BuckinghamBailiff (uncredited)
Ron BurkeMan in Phone Booth (uncredited)
Violet CarlsonWoman (uncredited)
Harry CarterDetective (uncredited)
James J. CasinoSuspect (uncredited)
Linda CliffordBystander (uncredited)
Kevin CoatesBoy (uncredited)
Barbara CollentineNurse (uncredited)
Bill CouchPolice Officer (uncredited)
Bob CourtsDetective (uncredited)
Dennis CrossSteve (uncredited)
Yutta D'ArcyGirl (uncredited)
Mark DawsonPolice Officer (uncredited)
Dick DialDriver (uncredited)
Bennie E. DobbinsPolice Officer (uncredited)
Edmund DonnellyBartender (uncredited)
Ken DuMainSuspect (uncredited)
Larry DuranPolice Officer (uncredited)
Tommy FlandersMinor Role (uncredited)
Eddie FrankMichael DeSalvo (uncredited)
Nicci-Ann FrankJudy DeSalvo (uncredited)
Cornelius FrizellBit Part (uncredited)
Jack GarnerTechnician (uncredited)
Chance GentryDet. Doran (uncredited)
Gina HardingAudri (uncredited)
Bob HarksSuspect (uncredited)
Chuck HicksCop (uncredited)
Alfred HinckleyManager at Charley's (uncredited)
George HolmesClerk (uncredited)
Shep HoughtonDetective (uncredited)
Brick HustonTechnician (uncredited)
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