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Hands of the Ripper (1971)
The infant daughter of Jack the Ripper in killing spree.Director: Peter Sasdy
OVERALL: R1-
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Extras:DISC ONE
The Devil's Plaything: Possessed by the "Hands of the Ripper" (28:20)
Slaughter of Innocence: The Evolution of Hammer Gore Motion Still Gallery (6:08)
U.S. Television Introduction (7;07)
Original Theatrical Trailer (1:57)
TV Spots (0:59)
Motion Still Gallery (5:43)
DISC TWO (Blu-ray)
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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)
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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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Extras:Introduction by Italian horror director Luigi Cozzi
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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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Notes:Italian dvd title "Gli Artigli Dello Squartatore".
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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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Commentaries:Commentary by Anghard Rees (actress), with horror journalists Kim Newman and Stephen Jones.
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Extras:An episode from the ATV series "Thriller" - "Once the Killing Starts" (63:45)
Season 2, 1974 http://uk.imdb.com/title/tt0212400/
-Original Theatrical Trailer (2:01)
-Image Gallery (14 pics, 0:58)
-10 page colour booklet of "programme notes".
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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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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.
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.
In America, the film was released in a heavily-edited version; this version of the film, which has been released on videocassette (with an NTSC running time of 81:18 mins) is unavailable on DVD. -
CUTS:
- R1 America- Synapse Films - No known cuts (85:08 NTSC).
- R2 Germany- Anolis/E-M-S - No known cuts - FSK 18 version (81:39 PAL).
- R2 Italy- Sinister Film - No known cuts (81:41 mins - PAL).
- R2 United Kingdom- Carlton Visual Entertainment - No known cuts - previous cut to a 1s shot of a hatpin in a woman's eye has been waived (81:41 PAL).
- R2 United Kingdom- Network - No known cuts (81:41 mins - PAL) - previous cut to a 1s shot of a hatpin in a woman's eye has been waived
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Comparison added by Jari_Kovalainen on 27/03/04
Comparison last updated by Nigel_Badnell on 05/08/13UPDATE LOG:
05/08/13 R1 added
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19/02/13 R2 Germany added
19/02/13 R2 Italy added
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