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Hands of the Ripper

The hands of Jack the Ripper live again...

6.1(84)19711h 25m2

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.

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Released
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Language
English
  • daughter
  • jack the ripper

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Director

Peter Sasdy

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United Kingdom

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalR13 Jul 1972
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical1517 Oct 1971
  • GermanyDE

    • Physical169 Dec 2022
  • IrelandIE

    • Theatrical151 Nov 1971
  • PortugalPT

    • Theatrical7 Jul 1972

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Hands of the Ripper was released on 17 October 1971.

Audience reviews

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    Wuchak

    10/4/2021

    6/10

    _**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 Ha…

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    CinemaSerf

    1/25/2025

    6/10

    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 appl…

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    Sierbahnn

    5/9/2026

    6/10

    Exploring the psychology of murder This has the tell-tale signs of a Hammer production, but it does not stray as far as some as the others into incredulity, but instead remains somewhat grounded in its own narrative consistency. It is superbly acted and well-directed, looks and sounds great, and carries itself well. Of course you can harp about the production quality, but this is from 1971, and allowances have to be…

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