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Hands of the Ripper

- The hands of Jack the Ripper live again...

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.

Release Date : 1971-10-17

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Hammer Film Productions

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Dr. John Pritchard

Original Name : Eric Porter

Gender : Male

Character Name : Anna

Original Name : Angharad Rees

Gender : Female

Character Name : Laura

Original Name : Jane Merrow

Gender : Female

Character Name : Michael

Original Name : Keith Bell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dysart

Original Name : Derek Godfrey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Golding

Original Name : Dora Bryan

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mrs. Bryant

Original Name : Marjorie Rhodes

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mr. Wilson

Original Name : Barry Lowe

Gender : Male

Character Name : Long Liz

Original Name : Lynda Baron

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dolly

Original Name : Marjie Lawrence

Gender : Female

Character Name : Police Inspector

Original Name : Norman Bird

Gender : Male

Character Name : Madame Bullard

Original Name : Margaret Rawlings

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mrs. Wilson

Original Name : Elizabeth MacLennan

Gender : Female

Character Name : Rev Anderson

Original Name : A. J. Brown

Gender : Male

Character Name : Catherine

Original Name : April Wilding

Gender : Female

Character Name : 1st Cell Whore

Original Name : Anne Clune

Gender : Female

Reviews

Wuchak

@Wuchak

2021-10-04

_**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-

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2025-01-25

This is quite an intriguing take on the established "Ripper" murders - as seen through he eyes of his daughter. She's but a bairn when she sees him at work and is unsurprisingly traumatised by the whole experience. Now grown to adulthood, "Anna" (Angharad Rees) finds herself the unwitting agent of a psychological impulse to continue in her father's stead. The sympathetic doctor "Pritchard" (Eric Porter) tries to apply some of elementary Victorian psychology to the investigation in the hope that he may be able to unlock this mystery and help out. Perhaps even find out the true identity of the original killer? Sadly, though, this is a deep rooted trouble that his good will isn't going to wish away. Indeed, after about half an hour we all realise that it's going to take something altogether more direct and even then, tragedy is more than less likely. It's a decent looking period drama this, with Porter doing enough to hold it together and Rees quite effective as the schizophrenic character. The dialogue is a bit excessive, and the science behind the story maybe isn't the best, but in many ways that serves to illustrate quite well how limited our understanding of the human psyche was - even in London at the height of empire. There's some fun added by the always reliable Dora Bryan and Lynda Baron and it's quite interesting to watch these otherwise street-smart and savvy characters completely disarmed by a different type of criminal altogether. The production is all a bit theatrical but it's not a bad light-horror film that effortlessly kills an hour and an half.