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Set in London during 1888, this is the story of Inspector Fred Abberline who is on the hunt for Jack The Ripper. As Fred gets nearer to uncovering the truth he becomes deeply involved with the case...

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ProducerDon Murphy, Jane Hamsher

EAN5039036032100

eBay Product ID (ePID)59529371

Product Key Features

ActorKatrin Cartlidge, Susan Lynch, Johnny Depp, Robbie Coltrane, Lesley Sharp, Ian Richardson, Paul Rhys, Heather Graham, Jason Flemyng, Ian Holm, Terence Harvey

Film/TV TitleFrom Hell

DirectorAllen Hughes, Albert Hughes

Release Year2007

FormatBlu-ray

LanguageEnglish

FeaturesInteractive Menu

GenreThriller, General

Run Time117 Mins

Additional Product Features

Certificate18

Number of Discs1

Music PerformerMarilyn Manson

ComposerTrevor Jones

Production DesignerMartin Childs

Executive ProducerAmy Robinson, Thomas M. Hammel

Additional InformationFROM HELL is a gory detective film cloaked in Victorian-era mystique. The movie shows how the serial killer Jack the Ripper stalked the dark streets of 1888 London, slaying prostitutes and crudely dissecting their bodies. Based on the graphic novel written by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell, this moody chiller is directed by twin brothers Albert and Allen Hughes (MENACE II SOCIETY, AMERICAN PIMP). Johnny Depp stars as Inspector Frederick Abberline, who smokes heavy doses of opium and drowns himself in absinthe to evoke hallucinatory visions that are his clues to catching the Ripper. Heather Graham co-stars as the prettiest of the floozies, who wins the muted affections of the inspector. With plenty of atmosphere and spooky effects, FROM HELL borrows scenery, filming tricks, and sequence construction from a host of popular movies, resulting in a visually interesting style. Haunting nighttime shots of the London skyline (actually Prague) bleed into shadowy Tim Burton-like prowls through the damp cobblestone streets; aerial camerawork contrasts with crowded ground-level focuses; and the camera peeks around corners and into foggy windows with stealthy curiosity. What may stand out most in viewers minds after the carnage is through, is the exaggerated use of surround sound, which brings a dreadful sense of reality to the film's gore, making FROM HELL all the juicier.

ReviewsSight and Sound - ...Impressively realized, confirming the Brothers as formidable visual stylists....The shadow-drenched Prague studio sets help sustain a sense of claustrophobia well suited to a tale of endemic corruption..., New York Times - ...The Hughes Brothers' goal here is to make an epic of savagery, and they are brilliant at ambience and details....A conspiracy-theory thriller with brains and a heart..., Total Film - ...It's a true auteur movie, perfectly in sync with the brothers' previous output and delivered with a dry, subliminal message..., Entertainment Weekly - ...Sensational and accomplished....A horror film of genuine artistry and excitement. The Hughes brothers work with commanding restraint...

ScreenwriterTerry Hayes, Rafael Yglesias

Costume DesignerKym Barrett

AuthorAlan Moore, Edward Campbell

Movie/TV TitleFrom Hell

Director of PhotographyPeter Deming