More than the legend will survive.
Frederick Abberline is an opium-huffing inspector from Scotland Yard who falls for one of Jack the Ripper's prostitute targets in this Hughes brothers adaption of a graphic novel that posits the Ripper's true identity.
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Long watch · 2h 2m
At 2h 2m it runs over two hours.
Horror · Mystery · Thriller
TMDB files it under horror, mystery, and thriller.
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6.7 / 10 on TMDB
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