Jack the Ripper (1976)

A serial killer whose mother was a prostitute starts killing streetwalkers as a way of paying back his mother for her abuse.

Director:

Jesús Franco (as Jess Franco)

Writer:

Jesús Franco (screenplay) (as Jess Franco)

Stars:

Klaus Kinski, Josephine Chaplin, Andreas Mannkopff

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Klaus Kinski	...	Dr. Dennis Orloff
Josephine Chaplin	...	Cynthia
Andreas Mannkopff	...	Inspector Selby
Herbert Fux	...	Charlie, the Fisherman
Lina Romay	...	Marika Stevenson
Hans Gaugler	...	Mr. Bridger, the Blind Man
Nikola Weisse	...	Frieda
Ursula von Wiese	...	Miss Higgins (as Ursula v. Wiese)
Francine Custer	...	Sally Brown, first victim
Olga Gebhard	...	Mrs. Baxter
Angelika Arndts	...	Mrs. Stevenson, Marika's Mother
Peter Nüsch	...	Sergeant Ruppert (as Peter Nuesch)
Esther Studer	...	Jeanny, second victim
Regine Elsener	...	Blondy
Lorli Bucher	...	Lulu

Storyline

A Swiss-German horror film with Klaus Kinski as the notorious Jack the Ripper. A respected doctor by day, Kinski dismembers London prostitutes by night, until the local Inspector's girlfriend (Josephine Chaplin) goes undercover to catch him.

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Plot Keywords:

mother | prostitute | serial killer | doctor | undercover | 

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Taglines:

Close your eyes and whisper his name...

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Genres:

Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

Switzerland West Germany

Language:

German

Release Date:

23 September 1976 (West Germany)

Also Known As:

Jack l'éventreur

Filming Locations:

Zürich, Kanton Zürich, Switzerland

Company Credits

Production Co:

Elite Film, Ascot Film, Cinemec

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min 82 min (cut)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.75 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

The royal coat of arms shown outside Scotland Yard bears the letters ER - presumably for the current Queen: Elizabeth Regina. In 1888 when Jack the Ripper was loose Victoria was on the throne and the letters would have been VR: Victoria Regina.

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Connections

Featured in Die Auferstehung der Jess Franco Filme (2003)

User Reviews

Kinsky fun

In this obviously big-budgeter, Franco the genius attacks one of the most persistent english crime myth figure : Jack the Ripper. The assassin is played by Klaus Kinsky in a very good shape, and Lina Romay has a little role as the detective's wife. That was before she got kind of... old. The story is funny because Franco portrays ol' Jack as a sexual maniac whose mother was a whore, and who now feels the urge to kill all prostitutes to seek some kind of revenge. He slashes their throats and then has sex with the dying ladies, which leads to some very amusing scenes. However we can feel that all the way Franco had some kind of fat producer sitting on him, cuz the hardcore sex and the useless gore isn't really there. But this is a good movie, really, with some very well written roles & dialogues.