Ann's kidnapping is followed by the gruesome murder of another one of the women, and it soon becomes apparent that each of the prostitutes is being hunted, murdered and mutilated post-mortem by a killer called Jack the Ripper. When Ann is kidnapped, the women are drawn into a conspiracy with links to high society. Their friend Ann Crook is a former prostitute now married to a wealthy painter named Albert, and she has recently given birth to a daughter, Alice. In 1888, Mary Kelly and a small group of London prostitutes trudge through unrelenting daily misery. The film grossed over $74 million worldwide and received mixed reviews from critics, with many praising the performances (particularly those of Depp and Graham), atmosphere and production values, but was negatively compared to its source material. Other cast members include Ian Holm, Robbie Coltrane, Ian Richardson and Jason Flemyng.įrom Hell was theatrically released in the United States on Octoby 20th Century Fox. The film stars Johnny Depp as Frederick Abberline, the lead investigator of the murders, and Heather Graham as Mary Kelly, a prostitute targeted by the Ripper. It is loosely based on the graphic novel of the same name by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell about the Jack the Ripper murders. From Hell is a 2001 period detective film directed by the Hughes Brothers and written by Terry Hayes and Rafael Yglesias.
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