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Jack the Ripper: The London Slasher (1959) · Jack the Ripper

Original title: Jack the Ripper

1959 · Monty Berman, Robert S. Baker · 84 min · United Kingdom · Edited by 1

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A serial killer is murdering women in the Whitechapel district of London. An American policeman is brought in to help Scotland Yard solve the case.

A 1959 title built around clásicas, Crime and Misterio. Directed by Monty Berman, Robert S. Baker.

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Jack the Ripper: The London Slasher

Spanish: El destripador de Londres
French: Jack l'éventreur
German: Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder
Italian: Jack lo squartatore
Portuguese: Jack, O Estripador
Chinese: 開膛手傑克

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