Directed by David Wickes
My rating: 3 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Warner Archive Collection)
Michael Caine is police inspector Abberline, who has the unenviable task of solving the Jack the Ripper murders in 1888 London. This is a long, made-for-TV movie from British Thames Television. It is a handsome production with authentic sets and locales. Numerous suspects are given screen time, with which we can weigh their guilt or innocence. Caine is relatively restrained, though he does occasionally resort to his trademark screaming of lines when he needs added emotion. The identity of Jack the Ripper is eventually revealed, and a statement by the filmmakers at the end backs it up with the claim of exhaustive research and deduction.
My rating: 3 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Warner Archive Collection)
Michael Caine is police inspector Abberline, who has the unenviable task of solving the Jack the Ripper murders in 1888 London. This is a long, made-for-TV movie from British Thames Television. It is a handsome production with authentic sets and locales. Numerous suspects are given screen time, with which we can weigh their guilt or innocence. Caine is relatively restrained, though he does occasionally resort to his trademark screaming of lines when he needs added emotion. The identity of Jack the Ripper is eventually revealed, and a statement by the filmmakers at the end backs it up with the claim of exhaustive research and deduction.
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