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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Robert Rodat (written by)
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Release Date:
6 December 1997 (USA) more
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Plot:
This telling of the story of Jack the Ripper focuses not on the killings as much as on the aristocratic... more | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win more
User Reviews:
Wrong killer. more (14 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Patrick Bergin ... Insp. Jim Hansen

Gabrielle Anwar ... Florry Lewis

Samuel West ... Prince Albert Victor Edward

Michael York ... Sir Charles Warren
Adam Couper ... Sgt Tommy Bell
Essie Davis ... Evelyn Bookman
Olivia Hamnett ... Lady Margaret
Karen Davitt ... Mary Kelly
Damien Pree ... Officer Peters
Stewart Morritt ... Cullen
Kevin Miles ... Sir William Fraser
John Gregg ... Dr. William Gull
Frank Whitten ... Dr. Pearce
Peter Collingwood ... Chalmers
Josephine Keen ... Lizzie
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for violence and sexuality.
Runtime:
USA:96 min | Argentina:100 min
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Color:
Color (Cinevex) | Color
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Trivia:
'Samuel West' had previously played Prince Albert Victor Edward as a young child in _"Edward the Seventh" (1975) (mini)_ in which his father Timothy West played the title role. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: When Inspector Hansen is showing Florry photos of the murders, he is using photos of the REAL victims, but the photos he is showing her are of the murders that haven't happened yet. more
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2 out of 5 people found the following review useful.
Wrong killer., 4 January 1999
7/10
Author: Shannon Box (sbox@gvtc.com) from Canyon Lake, Texas

Entertaining and proof that you can make film noir on a tight budget. The sets and costuming are well done, although the electrical conduits seen in several scenes are annoying to the discernible eye.

I rate this a favorable film despite what should be a fatal flaw. Albert Victor could not have committed these crimes. The consensus among Whitechapel Murder Scholars denounce royal involvement.

Oh well, its just a movie, and as such it is worth viewing.

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