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Shadow of the Ripper

Shadow of the Ripper

198850m
DocumentaryHistory

Status

Released

Release

1988

Runtime

50m

Storyline

Jack the Ripper was a prince, a pauper, a mason, a madman... A host of more and more bizarre theories have surrounded the unexplained killings in Whitechapel since they hit the headlines in 1888. This film dispels the grisly fiction, revealing for the first time the true contents of the police and Home Office files on the case, drawing on the expertise of historians and of those who have encountered today's killers - on the street or behind bars.

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Details

Status
Released
Runtime
50m
Sep 7, 1988
Languages
English
Director
John Triffitt
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Official Website

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