Hands of the Ripper /

"The infant daughter of Jack the Ripper is witness to the brutal murder of her mother by her father. Fifteen years later she is a troubled young woman who is seemingly possessed by the spirit of her father. While in a trance she continues his murderous killing spree but has no recollection of t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Davidson, L. W. (Author), Shew, Edward Spencer, 1908- (Author)
Corporate Authors: Hammer Film Productions, Synapse Films (Firm : Novi, Mich.)
Other Authors: Sasdy, Peter (Director), Young, Aida, 1920-2007 (Producer), Porter, Eric, 1928-1995 (Actor), Rees, Angharad, 1949-2012 (Actor), Godfrey, Derek (Actor), Merrow, Jane (Actor)
Format: Video DVD Blu-ray Disc
Language:English
Language Notes:Closed-captioned in English.
Published: [Novi, Mich.] : Synapse Films, [2013]
Edition:Blu-ray + DVD combo pack.
Series:Hammer horror collection
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Summary:"The infant daughter of Jack the Ripper is witness to the brutal murder of her mother by her father. Fifteen years later she is a troubled young woman who is seemingly possessed by the spirit of her father. While in a trance she continues his murderous killing spree but has no recollection of the events afterwards. A sympathetic psychiatrist takes her in and is convinced he can cure her condition. Soon, however, he regrets his decision."--IMDb.
Item Description:Based on characters created by Edward Spencer Shew.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1971 (1972 in USA).
Collection includes feature film (85 min.) in two media versions: DVD and Blu-ray.
Special features include: featurettes Devil's bloody plaything, Slaughter of innocence; still galery, original U.S. trailer, TV intro,
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodiscs : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD: region 1; anamorphic widescreen presentation; aspect ratio: 1.66:1; Dolby digital 2.0 mono sound format.
Blu-ray disc: region A; HD 1080p; anamorphic widescreen presentation; aspect ratio: 1.66:1; DTS-HD MA mono sound format; requires Blu-ray player.
Audience:Not rated.
Production Credits:Cinematography, Kenneth Talbot; editing, Chris Barnes; original music, Christopher Gunning.