ALTERNATE SYNOPSIS:
Dr. John Pritchard (Eric Porter - The Foryste Saga, The Belstone Fox) attends a séance held by what he expects to be a fake ‘psychic’. As he leaves, a terrible scream is heard he finds a woman gorily impaled on a spike and the only other person present is a girl, Anna (Angharad Rees - Poldark, Robin of Sherwood). Unable to believe that Anna was capable of such an awful act, Pritchard takes her into his care but, as further horrific murders take place, it becomes obvious that the perpetrator can be no-one else but the young girl. Pritchard investigates her past and learns that she is the child of the infamous Jack the Ripper! With her true identity now uncovered, will Pritchard be able to stop her trail of slaughter?
Ably directed by Hammer stalwart Peter Sasdy (Taste the Blood of Dracula, Countess Dracula), Hands of the Ripper is a fascinating and terrifying film, featuring sterling performances from both Eric Porter and Angharad Rees. |
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