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Jack The Ripper (1976 Film)
''Jack the Ripper'' (german: Der Dirnenmörder von London) is a 1976 German thriller film directed by Jesús Franco and starring Klaus Kinski. In this Swiss-German film Klaus Kinski portrays Jack the Ripper. Cast * Klaus Kinski as Dr. Dennis Orloff / Jack the Ripper * Josephine Chaplin as Cynthia * Andreas Mannkopff as Inspektor Selby * Herbert Fux Herbert Fux (25 March 1927 – 13 March 2007) was an Austrian film actor and politician. He appeared in more than 140 films between 1960 and 2007. Life Fux was born in Hallein, at the age of five he moved with his family to the city of Salz ... as Charlie, the Fisherman * Lina Romay as Marika Stevenson * Nikola Weisse as Frieda * Ursula von Wiese as Miss Higgins (as Ursula v. Wiese) * Hans Gaugler as Mr. Bridger, the blind man * Francine Custer as Sally Brown, first victim * Olga Gebhard as Ms. Baxter * Angelika Arndts as Ms. Stevenson * Peter Nüsch as Sergeant Ruppert (as Peter Nuesch) * Esther Studer as Jeanny, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesús Franco
Jesús Franco Manera (12 May 1930 – 2 April 2013) was a Spanish filmmaker, composer, and actor, known as a prolific director of low-budget exploitation film, exploitation and B-movies. In a career spanning from 1959 to 2013, he wrote, directed, produced, acted in, and scored approximately 173 feature films, working both in his native Spain and (during the rule of Francisco Franco) in France, West Germany, Switzerland and Portugal. Additionally, during the 1960s, he made several films in Rio de Janeiro and Istanbul. Biography Of Cuban and Mexican parentage, Franco was born in Madrid, Spain, Madrid and studied at the city's Instituto de Investigaciones y Experiencias Cinematográficas and the Institut des hautes études cinématographiques in Paris. He began his career in 1954 (aged 24) as an assistant director in the Spanish film industry, performing many tasks including composing music for some films as well as co-writing a number of the screenplays. He assisted directors such ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |