Hands of the Ripper (1971)
Release Date: Oct 17, 1971 Wide
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Hammer's trademark gothic style permeates this suspenseful thriller, considered one of the acclaimed British studio's superior efforts, thanks largely to the directorial skills of Peter Sasdy. This marked his last feature-length collaboration with the studio until 1980, when he returned to direct installments of the Hammer House of Horror television series. In the film's prologue, young Anna, the infant daughter of the notorious Jack the Ripper, witnesses her mother's brutal murder at her
Oct 17, 1971 Wide
Sep 13, 1989
Cast
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Eric Porter
Dr. John Pritchard -
Angharad Rees
Anna -
Jane Merrow
Laura -
Keith Bell
Michael Pritchard -
Derek Godfrey
Dysart -
Dora Bryan
Mrs. Colding -
Lynda Barron
Long Liz -
Norman Bird
Police Inspector -
Charles Lamb
Guard -
Barry Lowe
Mr. Wilson -
Elizabeth MacLennan
Mrs. Wilson -
Margaret Rawlings
Mme. Bullard -
Marjorie Rhodes
Mrs. Bryant -
Ann Way
Seamstress -
Molly Weir
Maid -
Vicki Woolf
2nd Cell Whore -
Katya Wyeth
1st Pub Whore -
A.J. Brown
Rev. Anderson -
Anne Clune
1st Cell Whore -
Beulah Hughes
2nd Pub Whore -
Philip Ryan
Police Officer -
April Wilding
Catherine -
Marjie Lawrence
Dolly -
Tallulah Miller
Pub Whores -
Peter Munt
Pleasants
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This latter-day offering from Hammer Films ratchets up the gore, but thankfully not at the expense of an engrossing tale that embeds its psychological context in a series of effective set-pieces.
What's actually here is a fascinating psychological chiller that's artfully made on a low budget, trusting the power of performance to carry a heavy workload of exposition and suspense.
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