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6.1/10   413 votes
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Director:
Peter Sasdy
Writers:
L.W. Davidson (writer)
Edward Spencer Shew (story)
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Release Date:
13 July 1972 (USA) more
Genre:
Horror | Thriller more
Tagline:
A new terror-filled X film
Plot:
The infant daughter of Jack the Ripper is witness to the brutal murder of her mother by her father.... more | add synopsis
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User Comments:
Interesting period Hammer production. more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Eric Porter ... Dr. John Pritchard
Angharad Rees ... Anna

Jane Merrow ... Laura
Keith Bell ... Michael Pritchard
Derek Godfrey ... Dysart
Dora Bryan ... Mrs. Golding
Marjorie Rhodes ... Mrs. Bryant
Lynda Baron ... Long Liz
Marjie Lawrence ... Dolly
Margaret Rawlings ... Madame Bullard
Elizabeth MacLennan ... Mrs. Wilson
Barry Lowe ... Mr. Wilson
A.J. Brown ... Rev. Anderson
April Wilding ... Catherine
Anne Clune ... 1st Cell Whore
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Additional Details

Runtime:
85 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound Recording)
Certification:
Iceland:16 | Germany:18 (DVD rating) | Brazil:14 (DVD rating) | Australia:M | Finland:(Banned) (1971) | Norway:18 (video rating) | Sweden:15 | UK:15 (video rating) | USA:R | UK:X (original rating) | Norway:(Banned) (1971-2003) (cinema release)

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Trivia:
Lynda Baron's character is named after one of Jack the Ripper's real-life victims, Elizabeth Stride, whose nickname was "Long Liz". more

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8 out of 8 people found the following comment useful:-
Interesting period Hammer production., 25 February 2004
7/10
Author: capkronos (capkronos00@hotmail.com) from Ohio, USA

Orphaned teenager Anna (innocent-looking Angharad Rees) is placed under the care of the awful Mrs. Golding (Dora Bryan), a fake medium who uses her in moneymaking schemes and pimps her out to customers, which leads to her murder. Anna is adopted by Dr. John Pritchard (Eric Porter), an early follower of Freudian philosophy, who tries to help Anna when it's revealed she's the daughter of Jack the Ripper with homicidal tendencies of her own after seeing dear old dad murder mum as a child. Dr. Pritchard is so obsessed with Anna and his research that he isn't above covering up the murders that follow.

The performances are first-rate, the turn-of-the-century London flavor is accurately captured, the murders are pretty bloody for the time and there's a great, subdued ending at the "Gallery of Whispers." Fine period horror from Hammer Studios, originally shown on a double bill with TWINS OF EVIL.

Score: 7 out of 10

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