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Jack, el destripador de Londres (1971)

Country of Origin: Spain/Italy
Year of Production: 1971
Running Times: 86m
Length:
Format: 35mm
Colour Format: Technicolor/Techniscope
Ratio: 2.35:1
Sound:


DIRECTION

Directed by: J.L. Makrik (real name: José Luis Madrid)


CREW

PRODUCTION
Copyright: MCMLXXI
Production Companies: A Cinefilms S.L. Mardid, International Apollo Film - Rome co-production
Production Supervisor: Francisco Castillo
Production Managers: Sandro Amati, Jose Maria Tellez
Unit Manager: José Luis Lorente

SCRIPT
Story and Screenplay by: José Luis Madrid, Jacinto Molina and Tito Carpi

DIRECTION
Assistant Director: Genta Renzo
Continuity: Mercedes Segura

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Diego Úbeda
Cameraman: Enrique Salete
Assistant Cameraman: José Luis Ruiz

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Film Editor: Luis Puigvert
Assistant Film Editors: M. Angeles Sanchez, Anastasio Rinos

MUSIC
Music Composed by: Piero Piccioni
Published by: Prima Edizioni Musicali Rome

COSTUMES AND MAKE-UP
Wardrobe: Tony Randaccio
Make-up: Manolita Novoa

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Designers: Juan Alberto Soler, Bruno Cesari

LOCATIONS
The interiors were shot at Balcazar Studios, Barcelona and Dino De Laurentiis Studios, Rome


CAST

with
Paul Naschy (Bruno)

and
Patricia Loran
Renzo Marignano
Orchidea de Santis

Franco Borelli
Teresita Castizio
Carmen Roger
Irene Mir
Victor Vilanova
Maika


SUMMARY

In 1970s London, a disabled trapeze artist is the chief suspect when his prostitute wife becomes the second victim of a serial killer stalking the Soho area. He's innocent and sets out to clear his name, but the body count continues to rise...


AVAILABILITY

Spain
Theatrical Distributor: Dicinsa

USA
Video Distributor: Video Search of Miami


TIMELINE

1971
October
12: Spain - shown at the Sitges Film Festival


ALTERNATIVE TITLES

Jack, the Mangler of London
Jack the Ripper
Jack the Ripper of London
Sette cadaveri per Scotland Yard


LINKS

SEE ALSO
Jack the Ripper (1959)
Jack the Ripper (1976)
Jack the Ripper (1988)
The Ripper (1997)


REFERENCES

MAGAZINES

Variety 27 October 1971 p.26 (USA)
credits, synopsis, review (by Besa)

BOOKS

Creature Features Strikes Again p.208
credits, review (by John Stanley)

Reference Guide to Fantastic Films p.228
credits

OTHER SOURCES

screen
credits


KEYWORDS

jack the ripper, london, police, cannibalism, prostitutes, serial killers, true crime

 


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