Jack el destripador de Londres (1971)

User Rating:

5.2/10   

Director:

José Luis Madrid

Writers:

Tito Carpi (screenplay)
Tito Carpi (story)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

In this version of the famous story of the London serial killer, Jack not only likes to kill prostitutes but he is a cannibal as well. |

Plot Keywords:

Killer | Cannibal | Prostitute | Psycho Killer | Male Female Relationship

Cast

Paul Naschy	...	Peter Dockerman
Patricia Loran	...	Lulu
Renzo Marignano	...	Commissioner Henry Campbell
Orchidea de Santis	...	Sandy Christian
Andrés Resino	...	Winston Darby Christian
Irene Mir
Franco Borelli	...	Detective Hawkins
Víctor Iregua
Teresita Castizio
Carmen Roger
Palomba Moreno
Víctor Vilanova
Maika
Miguel Muniesa
Isidro Novellas

Also Known As:

7 Murders for Scotland Yard (USA) (DVD box title)
Jack the Mangler of London
Jack the Ripper
Jack the Ripper of London
Sette cadaveri per Scotland Yard (Italy)
Seven Murders for Scotland Yard (USA)

Runtime:

87 min | Spain:86 min

Country:

Italy | Spain

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:R

Company:

Cinefilms

Movie Connections:

Version of Jack the Ripper (1959)

One of the better Spanish Giallos

JACK THE MANGLER ( 1971 ) starring Paul Naschy aka SEVEN CORPSES ( MURDERS ) FOR Scotland YARD This is a very hard to see film, but is worth the hunt for fans of Naschy and also giallo knock offs. It's a decent thriller with a mysterious Jack the Ripper wanna be who kills each victim with a distinctive blade, each from a different country. One by one, prostitutes are turning up dead and missing various body parts, a set of eyes here, a heart there. One of the early victims is Naschy's whore for hire wife, and he becomes a suspect in the early investigations, despite the fact that a younger, athletic man is the type sought, and Naschy has a gimpy leg from a high wire accident that ended his circus career. The local criminal element has it in for him as well, the murders bring the cops down on them and it's hurting business. The mystery of who the killer is and why he's so eager to carve up the local tarts is decent giallo fodder and satisfied me. Orchidea de Santis provides some hotness and Andres Resino ( the boyfriend in WEREWOLF SHADOW ) does OK as a friend of the cop running the investigation. The copy I watched is from VSoM and looks like a 3rd gen dub. It's in Italian with English subs that get the job done. Sadly, it's also the covered version of the film and not the nude version that was prepared for export. The film was dubbed into English had played the US in 1976, and this presumably was the uncovered variant, but it's whereabouts are unknown. A real shame as it's up there with a lot of the Italian giallos and without the nudity, it comes off as a bit tame considering it's subject matter. Here's hoping it turns up someday, it's on the list with a few others that really need their nude versions found so these films can be properly appreciated. The plot description that mentions Jack's a cannibal this time around is bogus BTW.