Jack l'éventreur

Original title: Jack the Ripper

TV Mini Series
1988
TV-PG
1h 31m

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Michael Caine and Jane Seymour in Jack l'éventreur (1988)

Period Drama Crime Drama Mystery Romance Thriller

In Victorian-era London, Scotland Yard Police Inspector Frederick Abberline battles his drinking problem while he investigates the Jack the Ripper murders and discovers a conspiracy that lea... Read allIn Victorian-era London, Scotland Yard Police Inspector Frederick Abberline battles his drinking problem while he investigates the Jack the Ripper murders and discovers a conspiracy that leads all the way up to the Queen.In Victorian-era London, Scotland Yard Police Inspector Frederick Abberline battles his drinking problem while he investigates the Jack the Ripper murders and discovers a conspiracy that leads all the way up to the Queen.

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IMDb RATING

7.4/10

5.9K

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892

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Won 1 Primetime Emmy
- 2 wins & 4 nominations total

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Michael Caine

Inspector Frederick Abberline

Armand Assante

Richard Mansfield

Ray McAnally

Sir William Gull

Lewis Collins

Sergeant George Godley

Ken Bones

Robert James Lees

Susan George

Catherine Eddowes

Jane Seymour

Emma

Harry Andrews

Coroner Wynne Baxter

Lysette Anthony

Mary Jane Kelly

Roger Ashton-Griffiths

Rodman

Peter Armitage

Sergeant Kerby

Desmond Askew

Copy Boy

Trevor Baxter

Lanyon

Mike Carnell

Newsvendor

Ann Castle

Lady Gull

Deirdre Costello

Annie Chapman

Jon Croft

Mr. Thackeray

Angela Crow

Liz Stride

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Trivia
After Mary Jane Kelly's murder, there is a scene where Abberline hands Gull a photo of her body. That photo is an actual crime scene photo of the real Mary Jane Kelly.

Goofs
Mary Jane Kelly is shown singing a song shortly before Jack the Ripper enters her room. The song she is singing is not the song she was reported as having sung on the night of her murder, "A Violet From Mother's Grave."

Quotes
[Chief Superintendent Arnold is complaining to Abberline about the press reports]
Chief Insp. Frederick Abberline: I'm not responsible for the papers!
DCS Arnold: No, you're responsible to me! And I want this case closed, Inspector!
Chief Insp. Frederick Abberline: Yes, and why is that, Chief Superintendent? Mary Nicholls was a shilling whore. She wasn't killed for money, she didn't have any, her neighbours don't remember any enemies, and according to the doctor, she wasn't even sexually assaulted, yet somebody tore her to pieces in the streets!
DCS Arnold: So find him.
Chief Insp. Frederick Abberline: Do you want the killer, or will anybody do?

Alternate versions
Both parts were re-framed in 1.78:1 aspect ratio for the Blu-ray editions.

Connections
Featured in The 41st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1989)

Soundtracks
Beautifiul Dreamer
(uncredited)
composed by Stephen Foster (posthoumously in 1864)
played on pub piano

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Made -for -TV works can also be great....

....When it achieves such perfection :lavish costumes,splendid settings,excellent performances (a topflight cast,with a wonderful Caine as the lead ,the beautiful Jane Seymour and all the others providing adequate support).It really brings us back in Victorian London and the screenplay features very clever ideas such as the introduction of Stevenson's "Doctor Jekill and Mr Hyde" (the scene on the stage is mind-boggling).If the telly made such gems every week,nobody would go to the movie theaters anymore.