The Hands of the Ripper (1923 film)

The Hands of the Ripper (German: Die Hände des Rippers) is a 1923 German horror silent film directed by Carlton Andersen, considered one of the defining works of German Expressionist cinema, it tells the story of a man insanely obsessed with the murders of Jack the Ripper and goes on a similar killing spree in Germany, the film relies on a dark and scary atmosphere, almost resembling a nightmare.

it was Andersen's first work to be released outside of Germany, Universal Pictures picked up distribution rights to the film and released it in 1924 where it became a box office hit, helping Andersen gain some additional funds for his next movie Pinocchio's Death (1926).

This is the first in a thematic trilogy of Andersen's continuing with Pinnochio's Death and concluding with Killers Among Us (1930), Andersen himself later remade the film in America as The Ripper's Hands in 1952, changing the setting from 1920s Bavaria to 1950s San Francisco.

US Home Media

 * 1993 Fox Lorber VHS
 * 2005 Kino Video DVD (under license from the Fredrich Wilhelm Murnau Stiftung)
 * 2015 Kino Classics Blu-ray (under license from the Fredrich Wilhelm Murnau Stiftung)