Bostonský škrtič (2008): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2008, Bostonský škrtič is a thriller, drama, crime and mystery film directed by Michael Feifer, running about 90 minutes.

What it’s about. Boston Strangler: The Untold Story is an intense true-crime thriller about Albert De Salvo, a wise cracking, small time criminal with an unrelenting sex drive, who ultimately falsely confesses to being the strangler that wreaked havoc in Boston during the early sixties. Guided by his manipulative cell mate, who knows more about the murders than he reveals, they devise a plan to gain all of the notoriety from the killings and the money from the reward. Meanwhile, Detective John Marsden, searches out the truth certain that they were not committed by one man. Fighting the bureaucracy of the day, Marsden lets his emotions get the best of him as he follows the trail of the murders.

Who’s in it. Bostonský škrtič stars David Faustino as Albert De Salvo, Andrew Divoff as John Marsden, Kostas Sommer as Frank Asarian and Joe Torry as Arthur Winfield, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 3.7/10, Bostonský škrtič has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads and rent or buy it from Amazon Video. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Bostonský škrtič page.

If you liked it. Fans of Bostonský škrtič tend to enjoy The Dark Knight, Pulp Fiction, Parasite and Fight Club.