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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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MichaeI Caine heads a star-studded cast in this accIaimed, Emmy and GoIden Globe-winning dramatisation of the hunt for the notorious seriaI kiIIer 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 files on the Ripper case the resulting two-part miniseries winning Caine a Golden GIobe 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 materiaIs, in its original aspect ratio.
ln 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 police 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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