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From Hell

- More than the legend will survive.

Frederick Abberline is an opium-huffing inspector from Scotland Yard who falls for one of Jack the Ripper's prostitute targets in this Hughes brothers adaption of a graphic novel that posits the Ripper's true identity.

Release Date : 2001-02-08

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Underworld PicturesDon Murphy ProductionsAmy Robinson ProductionsJane Hamsher Productions

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : From Hell - La Vera Storia di Jack Lo SquartatoreDesde El Infierno

Cast

Character Name : Fred Abberline

Original Name : Johnny Depp

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mary Kelly

Original Name : Heather Graham

Gender : Female

Character Name : Sir William Gull

Original Name : Ian Holm

Gender : Male

Character Name : Peter Godley

Original Name : Robbie Coltrane

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sir Charles Warren

Original Name : Ian Richardson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Netley

Original Name : Jason Flemyng

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dark Annie Chapman

Original Name : Katrin Cartlidge

Gender : Female

Character Name : Ben Kidney

Original Name : Terence Harvey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Liz Stride

Original Name : Susan Lynch

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dr. Ferral

Original Name : Paul Rhys

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kate Eddowes

Original Name : Lesley Sharp

Gender : Female

Character Name : Ada

Original Name : Estelle Skornik

Gender : Female

Character Name : Officer Bolt

Original Name : Nicholas McGaughey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Polly

Original Name : Annabelle Apsion

Gender : Female

Character Name : Ann Crook

Original Name : Joanna Page

Gender : Female

Character Name : Albert Sickert / Prince Edward Albert Victor

Original Name : Mark Dexter

Gender : Male

Character Name : Constable Withers

Original Name : Danny Midwinter

Gender : Male

Character Name : Martha Tabram

Original Name : Samantha Spiro

Gender : Female

Character Name : McQueen

Original Name : David Schofield

Gender : Male

Character Name : Robert Best

Original Name : Bryon Fear

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lord Hallsham

Original Name : Peter Eyre

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mac Bartender

Original Name : Cliff Parisi

Gender : Male

Character Name : Victoria Abberline

Original Name : Sophia Myles

Gender : Female

Character Name : Gordie

Original Name : Ralph Ineson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gull's Maid

Original Name : Amy Huck

Gender : Female

Character Name : Doss Landlord

Original Name : Rupert Farley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hospital Director

Original Name : Donald Douglas

Gender : Male

Character Name : Marylebone Governor

Original Name : John Owens

Gender : Male

Character Name : Queen Victoria

Original Name : Liz Moscrop

Gender : Female

Character Name : Robert Drudge

Original Name : Ian McNeice

Gender : Male

Character Name : Special Branch Constable

Original Name : Steve John Shepherd

Gender : Male

Character Name : Stonecutter

Original Name : Al Hunter Ashton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Alice Crook

Original Name : Poppy Rogers

Gender : Female

Character Name : Ann Crook's Father

Original Name : Bruce Byron

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ann Crook's Mother

Original Name : Melanie Hill

Gender : Female

Character Name : Carpenter

Original Name : Andy Linden

Gender : Male

Character Name : Carpenter / Letter Writer

Original Name : David Fisher

Gender : Male

Character Name : Constable #1

Original Name : Gary Powell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Constable #2

Original Name : Steve Chaplin

Gender : Male

Character Name : George Lusk

Original Name : Vincent Franklin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bold Hooker

Original Name : Louise Atkins

Gender : Female

Character Name : John Merrick

Original Name : Anthony Parker

Gender : Male

Character Name : Masonic Governor

Original Name : James Greene

Gender : Male

Character Name : Constable #3

Original Name : Dominic Cooper

Gender : Male

Character Name : Police Photographer

Original Name : Carey Thring

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rag & Bone Man

Original Name : Vladimír Kulhavý

Gender : Male

Character Name : Records Clerk

Original Name : Graham Kent

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sailor

Original Name : Rupert Holliday-Evans

Gender : Male

Character Name : Thomas Bond

Original Name : Simon Harrison

Gender : Male

Character Name : Young Doctor

Original Name : Paul Moody

Gender : Male

Character Name : Young Labourer

Original Name : Glen Berry

Gender : Male

Character Name : Labourer #2

Original Name : Charles Parish

Gender : Male

Character Name : Funeral Minister / Letter Writer

Original Name : Gerry Grenn

Gender : Male

Reviews

Per Gunnar Jonsson

@Dark Jedi

2024-05-16

I cannot say that I am an outright fan of old era British crime stories but I do fancy them now and then. This one is a rather dark, grim and gloomy story perfectly suitable as a evening movie at this time of the year when darkness already starts to come quickly and matches the candlelight mood of Victorian London. I found this a quite nice movie. Well up to its very end which I have to admit is way too tragic for my taste. The voyage to the end was well worth watching though. The dark scenery is very well done. Beautiful and depressing at the same time. It is yet another Jack the Ripper based story and it is pretty much pure fiction loosely based on the character of Jack the Ripper. It is a good and well implemented story though and it was enjoyable to follow Inspector Abelard unravel to true reason behind the murders. As far as I am concerned the acting was without any major faults and generally of high standard although it is perhaps a bit sad that Johnny Depp again proves that he plays best in roles that portrays a more or less crazy, even insane, character. The movie is not as gory as one perhaps and it certainly would not classify as a horror movie. Most of the violence is hidden from the viewer although there are a couple of scenes which are a wee bit “splattery” but only if you really have a weak stomach for these things and if you do perhaps you should not watch serial killer movies in the first place. The ending took a star or two off this movies rating but otherwise it was surprisingly enjoyable.

talisencrw

@talisencrw

2021-06-23

I went into this having only seen 'The Book of Eli' by these directors, The Hughes Brothers. I quite liked that film, although I did feel their vivacious stylizations interfered with the telling of the story. Seeing this earlier film of theirs confirmed that suspicion, though it's still a fine film. Though Johnny Depp (the brothers' 5th choice for the lead) does a fine job as the film's protagonist (I haven't read Alan Moore's graphic novel yet, so I can't say how this filmic adaptation compares), it certainly would have been interesting to see how any of their previous choices would have done (in order of their preference): Daniel Day-Lewis, Sean Connery, Jude Law and Brad Pitt (but especially either of the first two). It has a fine supporting cast, is beautiful to look at and is consistently intriguing. I especially liked Heather Graham (I think this is solidly amongst her best work), Ian Holm, Robbie Coltrane and, most significantly, Katlin Cartlidge. Boy, do I ever miss her in films made ever since.

Wuchak

@Wuchak

2021-06-23

From Alan Moore, the Hughes brothers and Johnny Depp RELEASED IN 2001 and directed by the Hughes brothers, "From Hell" details the Jack the Ripper slayings in the slummy Whitechapel district of London in autumn, 1888. Johnny Depp plays an opium-addicted detective while Robbie Coltrane appears as his colleague. Heather Graham is on hand as a prostitute that captures the Detective’s interest. The film was based on Alan Moore’s graphic novel of the same name. Moore condemned the change of his "gruff" version of Frederick Abberline with an "absinthe-swilling dandy,” referring to the protagonist played by Depp. In real life, there’s no evidence that Abberline “chased the dragon” or that he had “psychic visions.” Speaking of real life, Moore’s graphic novel was based in large part on the royal conspiracy theory popularized in Stephen Knight's 1976 book “Jack the Ripper: The Final Solution.” This is one of several theories on the identity of the slayer. True or (probably) not, it makes for a good story. “From Hell” plays like a Hammer film, but with a blockbuster budget in the modern era. A couple of comparable Hammer flicks are “Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed” (1969) and “Taste the Blood of Dracula” (1970). “From Hell” even shares a minor subplot with the latter (high society ‘gentlemen’ in the Victorian era secretly partaking of taboo hedonistic pleasures). Like Hammer’s Gothic horror catalog, you can expect top hats & black coats, cobblestone streets, alluring women, a ghastly killer (or monster) and lush colors. THE MOVIE RUNS 2 hours, 2 minutes and was shot in Prague, Czech Republic, and England (Boscastle & Goldings). GRADE: B

Kamurai

@Kamurai

2021-06-23

Great watch, would watch again, and can recommend. If you're accepting or even intrigued by the case of Jack the Ripper, then this should be a great murder mystery for you. Johnny Depp, opinions aside, does confused, drug-addicted, and detective all well. Heather Graham is able to emote and elevate her role wonderfully, despite it basically being a damsel role. Almost everyone else is old British guy, and it really feels like the complex mystery and drip-fed information investigation is really what makes the movie stand out. Fortunately, despite the movie still being somewhat gruesome, it's not a complete gore-fest, so there is very little to distract from the investigation aspect of the movie except for a ill-found romantic entanglement.