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| Title: | Jack the Ripper |
| Directed by: | David Wickes |
| Written by: | Derek Marlowe; David Wickes |
| Produced by: | All Burgess; Leonard Hill; Robert O'Connor; Lloyd Shirley; David Wickes |
| Music by: | John Cameron |
| Cinematography: | Alan Hume |
| Edited by: | Keith Palmer |
| Production | |
| Distributors: | Thames Euston Films Lorimar Telepictures |
| Released: | October 11th; October 18th, 1988 |
| Running time: | 190 min. |
| Country: | UK USA |
| Language: | English |
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Jack the Ripper is a British television miniseries that aired on October 11th and October 18th, 1988 on CBS. It was directed by David Wickes and written by Wickes and Derek Marlowe. It was produced by Euston Films, Lorimar Telepictures, Thames and the BBC.
The film is a fictionalized account of a series of actual murders that took place in the Whitechapel district of London, England in the Autumn of 1888. The film stars Michael Caine as Scotland Yard police inspector Frederick Abberline, who is charged with investigating the gruesome murders of several prostitutes, which have been attributed to an unidentified killer known as Jack the Ripper. Other stars in the film include Armand Assante as Richard Mansfield, Ray McAnally as Sir William Gull, Lewis Collins as Sergeant George Godley, and Ken Bones as Robert James Lees. Filling out the roles of our Ripper victims are Susan George as Catherine Eddowes, Lysette Anthony as Mary Jane Kelly, Deirdre Costello as Annie Chapman, and Angela Crow as Elizabeth Stride.
Cast[]
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| Actor | Role |
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| Michael Caine | Inspector Fred Abberline |
| Armand Assante | Richard Mansfield |
| Ray McAnally | Sir William Gull |
| Lewis Collins | Sergeant George Godley |
| Ken Bones | Robert James Lees |
| Susan George | Catherine Eddowes |
| Jane Seymour | Emma Prentiss |
| Harry Andrews | Coroner Wynne Baxdter |
| Lysette Anthony | Mary Jane Kelly |
| Roger Ashton-Griffiths | Rodman |
| Peter Armitage | Sergeant Kerby |
| Desmond Askew | Copy boy |
| Trevor Baxter | Lanyon |
| Mike Carnell | Newsvendor |
| Ann Castle | Lady Gull |
| Deirdre Costello | Annie Chapman |
| Jon Croft | Mister Thackeray |
| Angela Crow | Liz Stride |
| Kelly Cryer | Annette |
| Marc Culwick | Prince Albert Victor |
Notes & Trivia[]
- Copyright holder: © 1988, Euston Films Limited MCMLXXXVIII.
- Production on Jack the Ripper began on March 14th, 1988. Principal photography concluded on May 31st, 1988.
- The series aired to coincide with the 100-year anniversary of the Ripper murders. [1]
Recommendations[]
Jack the Ripper films
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Psycho-Thrillers
See also[]
External Links[]
- Jack the Ripper at AMG
- Jack the Ripper at IMDB
- Jack the Ripper at Wikipedia
- Jack the Ripper at Themoviedb.org
- Jack the Ripper at Rotten Tomatoes