Jack the Ripper (1988)

Jack the Ripper (1988) (Blu-Ray) (*)

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

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Dolby TrueHD )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Dolby TrueHD )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

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:

The TV movie Jack the Ripper endeavors to shed new light on one of the most notorious unsolved cases in history. The Ripper, of course, was the London serial killer who, in 1888, killed and disemboweled five prostitutes. Michael Caine stars not as the Ripper, but as a Scotland-Yard inspector who is assigned to the case. The trail of evidence leads Caine to some astonishing suspects - including at least one member of the Royal Family. As the public clamors for an arrest in the case of the unsolved evisceration murders of five East End prostitutes, Abberline narrows down his list of suspects: the four most likely to have committed the murders, according to the inspector, are American-actor Richard Mansfield (Armand Assante), Queen Victoria's personal psychic (Ken Bones), a certain Dr. Acland (Richard Morant) and socialist-gadfly Lusk (Michael Gothard). The British government is also pressuring Abberline to produce the killer. Unfortunately, if Abberline were to publicly release all the clues at his disposal, the revelation would probably rock the Empire to its foundations.

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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