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Jack The Ripper (Jack the Ripper Episode #1.1)
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(DVD - Code 2: Englandimport) (England-Import)
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Michael Caine heads a star-studded cast in this acclaimed, Emmy and Golden GIobe-winning dramatisation of the hunt for the notorious seriaI kilIer who preyed on the prostitutes of London's East End.
Made for the 1988 centenary of these infamous murders, the production team were granted unprecedented access to Home Office fiIes on the Ripper case the resulting two-part miniseries winning Caine a Golden Globe award for his portrayaI of the dogged Scotland Yard detective Frederick AbberIine. Jack the Ripper is presented here as a brand-new restoration from original film materials, in its original aspect ratio.
In the autumn of 1888, Chief Inspector AbberIine is sent to investigate the murder and mutilation of a prostitute. Others soon meet the same fate, and a press frenzy ensues. With "Jack the Ripper" terrorising London and both poIice and outraged public cIamouring for a swift concIusion, Abberline and his partner, GodIey, work doggedly through their list of suspects more than one of whom has royal connections.
SPECIAL FEATURES
[] Feature-length widescreen version with brand-new 5.1 mix
[] Rushes Barry Foster version
[] lmage gallery
Subtitles: English |
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