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Classic Movie. Quality of dvd is great and the price for it was reasonable. This was I think one of tony curtis's better roles. Would recommend it.
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PLOT: a series of sex crimes and women being strangled has 1960s Boston in a frenzy~~ EXCELLENT~ 1962 Boston~ BASED ON A TRUE STORY~ several elderly women are tricked into opening their doors and then they are sexually assaulted and strangled~ Detectives Henry Fonda and George Kennedy find no real clues or leads since the women are picked at *random*~ soon the women are younger and rape is added along with the stranguation~ the common link are the rapes and the *knot* the strangler uses in every crime and the sadistic death of the women. The police inteview every sex offender and deviant but have no real clues until the *strangler* (excellent Tony Curtis) breaks into the wrong apartment and the husband is home and a chase down the street leads to an arrest on (burglary) for Curtis who is Albert DeSalvo~ A FURNACE REPAIRMAN~ when the detectives tie in the ONLY living victim who BIT the hand of her assailant~and the HUGE bite marks on DeSalvos hand~ they have their man~ placed in a psychiatric ward for observation the Doctors diagnose (multiple personality disorder) and DeSalvo has NO memory of his crimes. since his *other hidden personality* is the HYDE to his Jeckyl. Curtis is first rate right down to his nasty SNEAKY glares and angry out bursts. We never really find out WHY he committed the crimes but he remains committed to the STATE MENTAL HOSPITAL Since his mental Diagnosis made him *mentally and legally insane* at the time of his crimes he never went to trial~~~ this is a well done movie~ I found some of the 3 (views) in one scene very distracting by this director but this was commonly done in some movies during the 1970s. I GIVE IT 5 OUT OF 5 FOR WELL DONE MOVIE, SCRIPT AND ACTING ALL AROUND BUT HANDS DOWN CURTIS WAS AT HIS BEST IN THIS ONE.Vollständige Rezension lesen
This is Scarry Story, as it was one of the First Reported Serialistic Style of Murders. The Women at the Time, KNEW there was a MURDERER out on the Loose in their Neighborhood, but because he was so Mild Mannered & Polite At First, they Always let him in... I Loved Tony Curtis in this, Very Unusual, I think they even Changed his Features a Little, with Theatrical Make Up, and proboably Rubber, and his Hair is Different. But He is Totally Convincing, I would assume he was Abbused as a Child, The reason for his Double Personnalities, and Hatred for Women. Quite Good;;; I even felt Sorry for him in the End, a Little.
Actress Eve Colyer was the only female who wasn't murdered in the film. She was my son's acting treacher. That is the reason for my purchase. Eve was also Roy Scheider's acting teacher.
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Tony Curtis and Henry Fonda put on excellent performances in this movie. This movie was a bit of a risk for it's time, because it was a touchy subject coming only a couple of years after DeSalvo was caught, similar to United Flight 93 of our time. The acting and direction of this movie is top-notch, and it's an excellent story of Boston's serial killer. The split screens were actually inventive for their time, and it helps convey what is going on very well, with what's happening inside and outside of the apartments. It will keep you watching throughout the entire movie.