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.
| Release Date: | Oct 1988 |
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| Genre: | Drama / Thriller / Mystery |
| Awards: | Won Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 4 nominations |
| Cast: | 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), Ann Castle (Lady Gull), Deirdre Costello (Annie Chapman), Jon Croft (Mr. Thackeray), Angela Crow (Liz Stride), Kelly Cryer (Annette), Marc Culwick (Prince Albert Victor Christian Edward), John Dair (Isenschmid), Roy Evans (Doorkeeper), John Fletcher (P.C. Watkins), Sheridan Forbes (Millie), Hugh Fraser (Sir Charles Warren), Martin Friend (Newsvendor), Christopher Fulford (Sgt. Brent), Bruce Green (Pizer), Rikki Harnet (Pickpocket), Ronald Hines (Henry Matthews), Denys Hawthorne (Assistant Commissioner Anderson), Michael Hughes (Dr. Rees Llewellyn), Peter Hughes (Mr. Paulson), Frank Jarvis (1st Passerby), Edward Judd (Chief Superintendent of Police Arnold), Gertan Klauber (Louis Diemschutz), Jon Laurimore (Insp. John T. Spratling), Mike Lewin (Duty Guard), Rod Lewis (Mortician), Gary Love (Derek), George Malpas (Old Man), Eric Mason (Publican), Bernadette Milnes (Woman in Doorway), Jonathan Moore (Benjamin Bates), Richard Morant (Dr. Theodore Acland), T.P. McKenna (O'Connor), John Normington (Dresser), Ronald Nunnery (Davis), Sandra Payne (Mrs. Acland), Neville Phillips (Cabinet Secretary), Iain Rattray (Tough Cop), David Ryall (Thomas Bowyer), Gary Shail (Billy White), Gerald Sim (Dr. George Bagster Phillips), George Sweeney (John Netley), David Swift (Lord Salisbury), Norman Warwick (Richardson), Brian Weske (Porter), Michael Gothard (George Lusk) |