Independent U.S. distributors Synapse Films have revealed that they are planning to release a combo pack edition of Peter Sasdy's
Hands of the Ripper (1971), starring Eric Porter, Angharad Rees, and Jane Merrow. Presented uncut for the first time in the U.S.,
The Hands of the Ripper will be available for purchase on July 9th.
Directed by Peter Sasdy, the film stars Angharad Rees as Anna, the daughter of Jack the Ripper who witnessed him murdering her mother when she was a child. When new bloodshed occurs, psychiatrist John Pritchard (Porter) suspects Anna is responsible and uses Freudian techniques to plumb her psyche, discovering that she may be possessed by Jack's spirit.
Special Features:
- The Devil's Bloody Plaything: Possessed by HANDS OF THE RIPPER featurette
- Slaughter of Innocence: The Evolution of Hammer Gore motion still gallery
- U.S. television introduction
- Original theatrical trailer and TV spots
- HANDS OF THE RIPPER motion still gallery
- Isolated music and effects audio track