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The Boston Strangler
Why this pick
Fleischer again applies a restrained, procedural eye to a real murder case, building unease through investigation, institutional pressure, and an unsettlingly matter-of-fact tone.
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MOVIE1971 1h 46m GBR
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
The film begins in 1944 with John Christie (murderer) murdering an acquaintance called Muriel Eady; he lures her to his flat in 10 Rillington Place by promising to cure her bronchitis with a "special mixture", then incapacitates her with Town Gas, strangles her with a piece of rope, and has (implied) necrophilia. He buries her in his flat block's communal garden, where a dog uncovers one of his previous victims.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Pat Heywood
Ethel Christie
Gabrielle Daye
Mrs Lynch
Jimmy Gardner
Mr. Lynch
Edward Evans
Det. Inspector
Tenniel Evans
Det. Sgt.
Ray Barron
Workman Willis
Douglas Blackwell
Workman Jones
Basil Dignam
Member of Medical Board