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Hands of the Ripper (1971)
The Hands of Jack the Ripper Live Again... As His Fiendish Daughter Kills Again... And Again... And Again...Director: Peter Sasdy
Year of Copyright: 1971
Year of Production: 1971
OVERALL: R1-
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray copy)
DISC TWO (DVD)
* The Film
"The Devil's Bloody Plaything: Possessed by Hands of the Ripper" 2013 documentary (28:20)
"Slaughter of Innocence: The Evolution of Hammer Gore" motion still gallery (6:08)
U.S. Television Introduction (audio only) (7:07)
Original U.S. Theatrical Trailer (1:57)
Original T.V. Spots (0:59)
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Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:Original German Opening & Closing Titles (4:09)
Theatrical Trailer (1:59)
Rank Pressbook
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Subtitles:German
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:DVD Title: Hände voller Blut
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary by film historians Dr. Rolf Giesen and Ivo Scheloske (in German) (2014)
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Extras:Theatrical Trailer (1:59)
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Subtitles:German
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 1.0
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Case type:Special Case
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Subtitles:Dutch
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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UPC Number:4260053470687
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Extras:2011 introduction by Italian horror director Luigi Cozzi
Theatrical trailer
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Subtitles:Italian
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:DVD Title: Gli Artigli Dello Squartatore
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Commentaries:Audio commentary by Anghard Rees with horror journalists Kim Newman and Stephen Jones (2006)
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Extras:"Thriller: Once the Killing Starts" 1974 TV episode (63:45)
Original Theatrical Trailer (2:01)
Image Gallery (14 images) (0:58)
DVD-ROM:
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:DVD-ROM material is not listed on the disc's sleeve.
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Extras:Theatrical Trailer
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Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Only in "The Classic Horror Collection" box set, 3-disc set with The Monster AKA The Devil Within Her and The Uncanny.
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OVERALL: R1
R1 for the 1.66:1 OAR. Both R1 and R2 UK have significant but different extras; however, the UK image, while having some additional information at the side, is also stretched somewhat to give a resultant 1.78:1 AR. The 2015 German disc has an exclusive commentary but it is not English-friendly.
Cuts:
When originally submitted to the BBFC in 1971, the film had a running time of 88:39 mins and suffered unidentified cuts. The currently-available home video releases (which contain the longest available version of the film) run for 81:41 mins (PAL), which equates to a film-based running time of around 85:05 mins. Whilst Wayne Kinsey's 2007 book Hammer Films: The Elstree Studio Years claims that the film only suffered one cut (a 1s shot of hatpins in a woman's eye), according to information that Tim Lucas has published at his online blog and in Video Watchdog, the Network and Carlton DVDs may retain at least one other BBFC-imposed cut, to a scene in which a character's throat is slashed (see here). This information is TBC and under investigation; if you have any more information about the BBFC's original cuts to this film, please let us know via our forums.
The BBFC's information is available at this link.
One BBFC-imposed cut, to a shot of a hatpin in a woman's eye, was waived for the Carlton release in 2002. The shot is also intact on Network's DVD release.
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CUTS:
- R1 Blu-ray + DVD Combo Pack America- Synapse Films - No cuts (85:08 NTSC)
- R2 Germany- Anolis/E-M-S - No cuts - FSK 18 version (81:39 PAL)
- R2 Limited Edition Germany- Anolis - No cuts - FSK 18 version (81:44 PAL)
- R2 Holland- MMP - No cuts (81:37 PAL)
- R2 Special Edition Italy- Sinister Film - No cuts (81:41 PAL)
- R2 Special Edition United Kingdom- Network - No cuts (81:41 PAL)
- R2 The Classic Horror Collection United Kingdom- Carlton Visual Entertainment - No cuts (81:41 PAL)
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Comparison added by Jari_Kovalainen on 27/03/04
Comparison last updated by Eric_Cotenas on 09/01/22UPDATE LOG:
05/08/13 : R1 added
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19/02/13 : R2 Germany added
19/02/13 : R2 Italy added
09/01/22 : Dates, tagline, Holland.
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