Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #36130 in DVD
• Released on: 2003-02-04
• Rating: Unrated
• Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
• Formats: Widescreen, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: .25 pounds
• Running time: 87 minutes

Video Details
The streets of London are filled with shrieks of terror in this atmospheric shocker from cult director Jess Franco (Vampyros Lesbos). Klaus Kinski (Nosferatu) stars as a respectable Victorian doctor whose nocturnal activities include the stalking and butchering of prostitutes, with Scotland Yard hot on his trail. Josephine Chaplin (The Canterbury Tales) co-stars as the innocent woman placed as bait in the Ripper's path, with Lina Romay as one of the hapless victims.

On the DVD
Behind-the-scenes documentary with exclusive never-before-seen footage
Featurette about the restoration of the film
deleted scenes
International theatrical trailers
Feature-length audio commentary by producer Erwin C. Dietrich
Cast & Crew biographies
Extensive collection of production stills
Historical documents and pictures from the set
Exclusive unrated director's cut restorted from the original negative and archival footage
New anamorphic widescreen transfer supervised by cinematographer Peter Baumgartner
Presented in its original theatrical aspect ratio, approximately 1.85:1
Enhanced for 16x9 television
Languages: English, German, French, Italian (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)
Subtitles: Dutch, Finnish, Greek
Dual layer

Synopsis
One of the better efforts from prolific cult director Jesus Franco, this Swiss-German horror film stars Klaus Kinski, in his final film for Franco, as the notorious Jack the Ripper. A respected doctor by day, Kinski bloodily dismembers London prostitutes by night, until the local Inspector's girlfriend (Josephine Chaplin) goes undercover to catch him. Full of graphic gore and nudity, the film is likely to appeal to horror buffs more than Kinski's usual fanbase, but his is a mesmerizing and quite effective performance. Herbert Fuchs and Lina Romay are among the Franco regulars in the cast, with Fuchs turning in an amusing cameo as a would-be extortionist. ~ Robert Firsching, All Movie Guide

Customer Reviews

GREAT LOOKING DVD.....BUT.....
This is a good looking package. The print is fine and the color and photography are sumptuous. But the film itself is another matter. The dubbing is laughable with voices mismatched to the characters so that whole scenes are comical when they should be serious. The victims are too healthy looking and pretty and costumed for a rock video---not the Whitechapel period of the Ripper. And boy do those costumes come off fast. The girls don't even put up a fight. They just whimper. The gore is confined to one scene that's gross but not very convincing. Klaus Kinski is sufficiently sinister as Jack but he just mopes around and tangles with the girls. So this is just a sexploitation effort by Franco although it looks good. Too bad it isn't.

One of Franco's "better" movies. That is not good.
Make no mistake about it, the movie is very poorly made and has laughable acting, but this one is still entertaining. "Jack The Ripper," One of Jesus' most well known films, is a test for average film goers. Necrophilia (almost) and really low budget gore make this movie hard for the "Lord Of The Rings" viewer to witness. But that fact is the beauty of it all. If you ever watch a Fraco movie it's a badge of honor: "Hey, that movie was funny as junk, it was awesome." Jesus Franco's perception of The Ripper is a unique one, making him an insane doctor who treats the less than fortunate Fellow. Warm hearted doctor Luv by day, Cold blooded pscho necrphyliac murderer. Doesn't fit, but is certainly entertaining. Great camp perfornces from Kinski(Jack) and Romay (uh... wife.)

Great new transfer makes this film a whole new experience
... Buy this DVD instead. Image's disc is the US version of the legendary European VIP edition, featuring a new, longer transfer which adds so much more atmosphere to this masterpiece of horror. Kinski as the maniac killer and Lina Romay as a sexy prostitute are reason enough to make this movie a classic.