Summary
A series of murders occur that mirror those committed by the Whitechapel Ripper. Through his experiments with psychoanalysis Dr Pritchard discovers a deadly violence in one of his young female patients. As he delves into the recesses of her mind he uncovers that Anna is possessed by her dead father's spirit, willing her to commit acts of gruesome savagery over which she has no control. But the most chilling revelation of all is the identity of her father: Jack the Ripper himself.
Cast
Eric Porter
Dr. John Pritchard
Angharad Rees
Anna
Jane Merrow
Laura
Keith Bell
Michael
Derek Godfrey
Dysart
Dora Bryan
Mrs. Golding
Marjorie Rhodes
Mrs. Bryant
Barry Lowe
Mr. Wilson
Lynda Baron
Long Liz
Marjie Lawrence
Dolly
Norman Bird
Police Inspector
Margaret Rawlings
Madame Bullard
Elizabeth MacLennan
Mrs. Wilson
A. J. Brown
Rev Anderson
April Wilding
Catherine
Anne Clune
1st Cell Whore
Crew
Director
Peter Sasdy
Screenplay
L.W. Davidson
Story
Edward Spencer Shew
Reviews
Wuchak
October 4, 2021
6
_**Beware: the daughter of Jack the Ripper is on the loose**_
In 1906 London the troubled daughter of Jack the Ripper (Angharad Rees) is taken in by a sympathetic Freudian psychologist (Eric Porter) who wants to study her condition and “fix” her, but she’s soon prowling the Whitechapel district. Jane Merrow, Keith Bell and Derek Godfrey are also on hand.
“Hands of the Ripper” (1971) is Victorian horror from Hammer that’s similar to their previous “The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll” (1960), but less psychologically fascinating or entertaining.
Actually the doctor’s mental condition is more interesting than that of the girl he’s studying: He pulls a "Vertigo" on her by giving her his late wife's room, providing Anna her clothes to wear and is obsessed with healing her because he couldn't heal his wife. At one point he nigh kisses Anna wearing his wife's clothes when the topic of life-after-death surfaces.
Moreover, his son has picked a ‘marred’ fiancé and not only can this woman not assuage the doctor’s guilt over being unable to heal his wife (since Laura is his son's bride and her 'flaw' is outside his field) he’s concerned that his son will suffer the same outcome as himself and it weighs on him.
The film runs 1 hour, 25 minutes, and was shot at Pinewood Studios, just west of London.
GRADE: B-
Media
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$0.00
Revenue:
$0.00
