From hell / Twentieth Century Fox presents an Underworld Pictures/Don Murphy and Jane Hamsher/Amy Robinson production ; a Hughes Brothers film ; produced by Don Murphy and Jane Hamsher ; screenplay by Terry Hayes and Rafael Yglesias ; directed by the Hughes Brothers.
In 1888 London's Whitechapel slums, poor women like Mary Kelly and her friends walk the streets for a living. When the streetwalkers begin to be murdered one by one, it attracts the attention of Inspector Abberline, who takes a personal interest in the case, and Mary Kelly. Now he must use his...
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English French Spanish |
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Beverly Hills, Calif. :
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment,
[2002]
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| Edition: | Director's limited ed. |
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| Summary: | In 1888 London's Whitechapel slums, poor women like Mary Kelly and her friends walk the streets for a living. When the streetwalkers begin to be murdered one by one, it attracts the attention of Inspector Abberline, who takes a personal interest in the case, and Mary Kelly. Now he must use his psychic abilities to stop the most notorious serial killer in history--Jack the Ripper--before Mary is killed. |
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| Item Description: | Based on the graphic novel by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell. Originally released as a motion picture in 2001. Special features: [Disc 1]: Full length commentary by directors Albert and Allen Hughes, screenwriter Rafael Yglesias, cinematographer Peter Deming and actor Robbie Coltrane; alternate ending and over 20 deleted scenes with optional commentary by Albert Hughes. [Disc 2]: Jack the Ripper: 6 degrees of separation interactive investigation; A View from Hell HBO featurette hosted by Heather Graham; Tour of the Murder Sites hosted by the Hughes Brothers; behind the scenes featurette hosted by production designer Martin Childs; Absinthe Makes the Heart Grow Fonder featurette; graphic novel to film comparison; original theatrical trailer. |
| Physical Description: | 2 videodiscs (121 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD; region 1; NTSC. |
| Production Credits: | Music by Trevor Jones ; costume designer, Kym Barrett ; edited by Dan Lebental, George Bowers ; production designer, Martin Childs ; director of photography, Peter Deming. |
| Participant or Performer: | Johnny Depp, Heather Graham, Ian Holm, Robbie Coltrane, Ian Richardson. |
| Language: | Audio: English 5.1 DTS, English 5.1 Dolby surround, Spanish Dolby surround ; subtitles: English; closed-captioned for the hearing impaired. |