Jack the Ripper 1976
From The Grindhouse Cinema Database
Jack the Ripper (1976, Swiss, Germany) is a horror film directed by Jess Franco
- Contents: Available DVDs | Poster Art | Press Kit
Main Details
- Released in 1976
- Color
- Running Time: 92 min | USA:82 min (cut version) | USA:87 min
- Production Co: Elite Film | Ascot Film | Cinemec
- Distribution Co: Cinépix Film Properties (CFP) (1978) (Canada) (theatrical) (dubbed) | Cineshowcase (1979) (USA) (theatrical) (dubbed) | Mid-America Releasing (1979) (USA: Midwest) (theatrical) (dubbed)
- Written and Directed by Jess Franco
- Starring Klaus Kinski, Josephine Chaplin, Andreas Mannkopff
- Produced by Erwin C. Dietrich, Max Dora
- Original Music by Walter Baumgartner
- Cinematography by Peter Baumgartner, Peter Spoerri
- Film Editing by Marie-Luise Buschke
Plot Summary
- A serial killer whose mother was a prostitute starts killing streetwalkers as a way of paying back his mother for her abuse.
Also Known As
- Jack l'éventreur (Canada) (French title) / France
- Der Dirnenmörder von London (Germany) (cut version)
- Erotico profondo (Italy)
- Jack o anterovgaltis (Greece)
- Slaktaren från Soho (Finland) (Swedish title)
- Sohon teurastaja (Finland)
Tagline
- Close your eyes and whisper his name.