Frederick Abberline is an opium-huffing inspector from Scotland Yard who falls for one of Jack the Ripper's prostitute targets in this Hughes brothers adaption of a graphic novel that posits the Ripper's true identity.
Production
Prague streets transformed into Whitechapel—no CGI, pure sleaze.
Cinematography
Every frame looks dipped in soot and regret.
Practical Effects
The murder sequences still make prosthetics artists cry with envy.
Director
Albert Hughes
Johnny Depp
Fred Abberline
Heather Graham
Mary Kelly
Ian Holm
Sir William Gull
Robbie Coltrane
Peter Godley
Ian Richardson
Sir Charles Warren
Jason Flemyng
Netley
Katrin Cartlidge
Dark Annie Chapman
Terence Harvey
Ben Kidney
Susan Lynch
Liz Stride
Paul Rhys
Dr. Ferral
Lesley Sharp
Kate Eddowes
Estelle Skornik
Ada
Nicholas McGaughey
Officer Bolt
Annabelle Apsion
Polly
Joanna Page
Ann Crook
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Alan Moore hated this adaptation so much he refused royalties and demanded his name be removed from promotional materials—his longest grudge against Hollywood until 'The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen' broke him entirely.
The film's Masonic conspiracy theory directly mirrors the real 1970s 'Jack the Ripper: The Final Solution' book that popularized the royal cover-up theory—basically Victorian QAnon with better tailoring.
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