The Night Strangler (film)
1973 American TV series or program / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Night Strangler is an American made for television horror film which first aired on ABC on January 16, 1973, as a sequel to The Night Stalker.[1] In the film, an investigative reporter assigned to series of killings comes to suspect the murderer is an immortal with superhuman strength.
The Night Strangler | |
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Genre | Crime Horror |
Written by | Richard Matheson |
Directed by | Dan Curtis |
Starring | Darren McGavin Simon Oakland Jo Ann Pflug Richard Anderson |
Music by | Bob Cobert |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Producers | Dan Curtis Robert Singer (associate producer) |
Production location | 20th Century Fox Studios |
Cinematography | Robert B. Hauser |
Editor | Folmar Blangsted |
Running time | 74 minutes (TV premiere) 90 minutes (DVD) |
Production company | ABC Circle Films |
Original release | |
Network | ABC |
Release | January 16, 1973 (1973-01-16) |
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The Night Strangler proved almost as popular as its predecessor, garnering strong ratings and eventually prompting ABC to order a TV series. Neither writer Richard Matheson nor producer/director Dan Curtis was involved in the TV series. In the United States, the TV movie ran (without commercials) approximately 74 minutes. ABC planned to release the film overseas as a theatrical release and had additional footage shot, rounding out the movie to 90 minutes.[2]