Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Boston Strangler
Tony Curtis is "The Boston Strangler," and for his convincing portrayal he won an Oscar nomination. This film is based upon the true story of a man accused--but never convicted--of brutal murders in the Boston area. Deduced as a man having multi-personalities (he was judged to be criminally insane and thus could not stand trial for the murders), Curtis enacts a convincing Strangler in a taut, expertly directed film.
--Bill Hobbs, Resident Scholar
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Analysis of The Boston Strangler
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1960's-1970's
Inner struggle or disability
Yes
Crime & Scandal
Yes
Story of
- criminal becomes sensitive
Battle with shrink/bum?
- battle with a psychiatrist
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- general circumstances
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- explicit references to deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- frustrated
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
