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Jack the Ripper(1988)
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94 Votes
Overview
Jack the Ripper is a 1988 two-part television film/miniseries portraying a fictionalized account of the hunt for Jack the Ripper, the unidentified serial killer responsible for the Whitechapel murders of 1888. The series coincided with the 100th anniversary of the murders.
Type: Miniseries
Status: Ended
Languages: English
Countries:
United States of America
United Kingdom
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Top 10 Billed Cast
Michael Caine
Inspector Frederick Abberline
Jane Seymour
Emma
Lewis Collins
Sergeant George Godley
Armand Assante
Richard Mansfield
Lysette Anthony
Mary Jane Kelly
Michael Gothard
George Lusk
T. P. McKenna
O'Connor
Richard Morant
Dr. Acland
Christopher Fulford
Beggar
Harry Andrews
Coroner Wynne Baxter
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