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Key Information
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| Directors: |
Allen Hughes |
| Stars: |
Johnny Depp |
| Actors: |
Robbie Coltrane |
| Genre: |
Horror/Suspense |
| Subgenre: |
Murder · Prostitutes/Whores · Serial Killers · Murder Investigations · London · England · Theatrical Release · Thriller |
| MPAA Rating: |
R (MPAA) |
| Available Formats: |
DVD: Single Disc; Lenticular |
| UPC: |
024543050766 |
| Release Date: |
2001 |
| Running Time: |
2hr 1min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD: French Version, 2hr 1min
Release Company: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (September 07, 2004)
UPC: 024543050766 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS: Subtitled Spanish; Premiere Series, 2hr 1min
Release Company: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (September 03, 2002)
UPC: 024543050759 |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
Terry Hayes |
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Professional Reviews
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(10/19/2001, p.E16, Elvis Mitchell): "...The Hughes Brothers' goal here is to make an epic of savagery, and they are brilliant at ambience and details....A conspiracy-theory thriller with brains and a heart..." |
| More Information |
| Details: |
FROM HELL is a gory detective film cloaked in Victorian-era mystique. The movie shows how the serial killer Jack the Ripper stalked the dark streets of 1888 London, slaying prostitutes and crudely dissecting their bodies. Based on the graphic novel written by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell, this moody chiller is directed by twin brothers Albert and Allen Hughes (MENACE II SOCIETY, AMERICAN PIMP). Johnny Depp stars as Inspector Frederick Abberline, who smokes heavy doses of opium and drowns himself in absinthe to evoke hallucinatory visions that are his clues to catching the Ripper. Heather Graham costars as the prettiest of the floozies, who wins the muted affections of the Inspector. <br> <br> With plenty of atmosphere and spooky effects, FROM HELL borrows scenery, filming tricks, and sequence construction from a host of popular movies, resulting in a visually interesting--if inconsistent--style. Haunting nighttime shots of the London skyline (actually Prague) bleed into shadowy Tim Burton-like prowls t... |
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