Main Cast: Armand Assante, Ken Bones, Michael Gothard, Richard Morant, Michael Caine
Release Year: 1988
Country: UK/US
Run Time: 200 minutes
Plot
TheTV movie Jack the Ripper endeavors to shed new light on one of the most notorious unsolved cases in history. The Ripper, of course, was the London serial killer who, in 1888, killed and disemboweled five prostitutes. Michael Caine stars not as the Ripper but as a Scotland-Yard inspector who is assigned to the case. The trail of evidence leads Caine to some astonishing suspects--including at least one member of the Royal Family. As the public clamors for an arrest in the case of the unsolved evisceration murders of five East End prostitutes, Abberline narrows down his list of suspects: the four most likely to have committed the murders, according to the inspector, are American-actor Richard Mansfield (Armand Assante), Queen Victoria's personal psychic (Ken Bones), a certain Dr. Acland (Richard Morant) and socialist-gadfly Lusk (Michael Gothard). The British government is also pressuring Abberline to produce the killer. Unfortunately, if Abberline were to publicly release all the clues at his disposal, the revelation would probably rock the Empire to its foundations. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Harry Andrews - Coroner Wynne Baxter; Lysette Anthony - Mary Jane Kelly; Peter Armitage - Sergeant Kelly; Roger Ashton-Griffiths - Rodman; Armand Assante - Richard Mansfield; Ken Bones - Lees; John Dair - Isenschmid; Roy Evans - Doorkeeper; Christopher Fulford - Sergeant Brent; Susan George - Catherine Eddowes; Michael Gothard - George Lusk; Denys Hawthorne - Assistant Commissioner; Ronald Hines - Henry Matthews; Frank Jarvis - 1st Passerby; Edward Judd - DCS Arnold; Gertan Klauber - Diemschutz; Jon Laurimore - Inspector Spratling; Gary Love - Derek; George Malpas - Old Man; Eric Mason - Publican; Ray McAnally - Sir William Gull; T.P. McKenna - O'Connor; Richard Morant - Dr. Acland; John Normington - Dresser; Neville Phillips - Cabinet Secretary; David Ryall - Bowyer; Gary Shail - Pimp; Gerald Sim - Doctor Bagster Phillips; George Sweeney - John Netley; Hugh Fraser - Sir Charles Warren; Bruce Green - Pizer; David Swift - Lord Salisbury; Mike Carnel - Newsvendor; Ann Castle - Lady Gull; Dierdre Costello - Annie Chapman; Angela Crow - Liz Stride; John Fletcher - P.C. Watkins; Peter Hughes - Mr. Paulson; Brian Weske - Porter; Jane Seymour - Emma; Lewis Collins - Sgt. George Godley; Jon Croft - Mr. Thackeray; Jonathan Moore - Benjamin Bates; Norman Warwick - Richardson; Michael Hughes - Dr. Llewellyn
Credit
David Wickes - Director, Keith Palmer - Editor, John Cameron - Composer (Music Score), John Blezard - Production Designer, Tony Reading - Production Designer, Alan Hume - Cinematographer, David Wickes - Screenwriter
