Jack the Ripper (1988)

Jack the Ripper (1988) (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Emmy Awards
Golden Globes
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital Stereo )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
190 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1988 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
David Wickes

Written By:
Derek Marlowe
David Wickes

Actors:
Michael Caine ..... Chief Insp. Frederick Abberline
Armand Assante ..... Richard Mansfield
Ray McAnally ..... Sir William Gull
Lewis Collins ..... Sgt. George Godley
Ken Bones ..... Robert James Lees
Susan George ..... Kate Eddowes
Jane Seymour ..... Emma Prentiss
Harry Andrews ..... Coroner Wynne E. Baxter
Lysette Anthony ..... Mary Jane Kelly
Roger Ashton-Griffiths ..... Rodman
Peter Armitage ..... Sgt. Kerby
Desmond Askew ..... Copy Boy
Trevor Baxter ..... Lanyon
Mike Carnell ..... Newsvendor

Synopsis:

Victorian London and the streets of Whitechapel are stalked by the legendary Jack the Ripper, whose vicious attacks on East End prostitutes have become the stuff of legend. However, in this film the emphasis is not so much on the legend, as on the society's efforts to deal with the killer in its midst. Focusing on the involvement of the Queen, the Prime Minister and Scotland Yard detective Frederick Abberline (Michael Caine), describes what really happened in one of the most famous manhunts of recent times.

During the latter half of 1888 a notorious serial killer nicknamed Jack The Ripper terrorises the East End of London by murdering prostitutes in a terribly violent way. Public outrage follows. Inspector Frederick Abberline is assigned to the case but finds that it is not just a simple murder enquiry. Based on a real life event, this film claims to have had access to top secret Home Office files and believe that their ending is the correct solution to the age old mystery.

A Scotland Yard police inspector, battling the booze, investigates the Jack the Ripper murders and discovers a conspiracy that leads all the way up to the queen.

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