The Night Strangler
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67% Critic Match

The Night Strangler

The horror continues…

6.7 / 10 1973 1h 30mNR English
TV MovieHorrorMysteryCrime

Storyline

After being run out of Las Vegas, reporter Carl Kolchak heads for Seattle and another reporting job with the local paper. It's not long before he’s on the trail of another string of bizarre murders. It seems that every 21 years, for the past century, a killer murders a certain number of people, drains them of their blood, and then disappears into the night. Kolchak is on his trail, but can he stop him?

Cast & Crew

Darren McGavin

Darren McGavin

Carl Kolchak

Lead
Jo Ann Pflug

Jo Ann Pflug

Louise Harper

Simon Oakland

Simon Oakland

Tony Vincenzo

Scott Brady

Scott Brady

Capt. Schubert

Wally Cox

Wally Cox

Mr. Berry

Margaret Hamilton

Margaret Hamilton

Prof. Crabwell

Richard Anderson

Richard Anderson

Dr. Richard Malcolm

John Carradine

John Carradine

Llewellyn Crossbinder

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Dan Curtis's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. The Night Strangler is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker