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From Hell
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6.7Frederick 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.
Cast
- Johnny Depp as Fred Abberline
- Heather Graham as Mary Kelly
- Ian Holm as Sir William Gull
- Robbie Coltrane as Peter Godley
- Ian Richardson as Sir Charles Warren
- Jason Flemyng as Netley
Themes
- london, england
- loss of loved one
- drug addiction
- jack the ripper
- based on comic
- united kingdom
- macabre
- aggressive
- somber
- urban gothic
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Ratings
IMDb
6.7/10
170,511 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
57%
Metacritic
54/100
- Year
- 2001
- Runtime
- 122 min
- Genres
- Crime, Horror, Mystery
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 15 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- The Hughes Brothers
- Screenplay by
- Terry Hayes Rafael Yglesias
- Based on
- From Hell , by Alan Moore , Eddie Campbell
- Produced by
- Don Murphy Jane Hamsher
- Starring
- Johnny Depp Heather Graham Ian Holm Robbie Coltrane Ian Richardson Jason Flemyng
- Cinematography
- Peter Deming
- Edited by
- George Bowers Dan Lebental
- Music by
- Trevor Jones
- Production company
- Underworld Pictures
- Distributed by
- 20th Century Fox
- Release date
- October 19, 2001 ( 2001-10-19 )
- Running time
- 122 minutes
- Countries
- United States United Kingdom Czech Republic
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $35 million
- Box office
- $74.6 million
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 117
- FilmAffinity ID
- 364275
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- publication date
- 2002-02-28
- title
- From Hell
- review score
- 56%
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From Hell is a 2001 mystery horror thriller film directed by the Hughes Brothers and written by Terry Hayes and Rafael Yglesias. It is loosely based on the graphic novel From Hell by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell about the Jack the Ripper murders. 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. Other cast members include Ian Holm, Robbie Coltrane, Ian Richardson and Jason Flemyng. It was an international co-production between the United Kingdom, the United States and Czech Republic.
From Hell was theatrically released in the United States on October 19, 2001, by 20th Century Fox, to mixed critical reviews. It grossed over $74 million worldwide.