From Hell – Directors' Limited Edition

Cast View all

	Johnny Depp	Inspector Frederick Abberline
	Heather Graham	Mary Kelly
	Ian Holm	Sir William Gull
	Robbie Coltrane	Sergeant Peter Godley
	Ian Richardson	Sir Charles Warren
	Jason Flemyng	Netley / the Coachman
	Katrin Cartlidge	Dark Annie Chapman
	Terence Harvey	Benjamin 'Ben' Kidney
	Susan Lynch	Liz Stride
	Paul Rhys	Dr. Ferral
	Lesley Sharp	Kate Eddowes
	Estelle Skornik	Ada
	Nicholas McGaughey	Officer Bolt
	Annabelle Apsion	Polly Nichols
	Joanna Page	Ann Crook
	Mark Dexter	Albert Sickert
	Danny Midwinter	Constable Withers
	Samantha Spiro	Martha Tabram
	David Schofield	McQueen
	Bryon Fear	Robert Best
	Peter Eyre	Lord Hallsham
	Cliff Parisi	Mac Bartender
	Sophia Myles	Victoria Abberline
	Ralph Ineson	Gordie
	Amy Huck	Gull's Maid

Crew View all

Director	Albert Hughes
	Allen Hughes
Writer	Alan Moore, Eddie Campbell, Terry Hayes, Rafael Yglesias
Producer	Thomas M. Hammel, Jane Hamsher, Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes, Don Murphy, Amy Robinson
Musician	Trevor Jones
Photography	Peter Deming

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Story Synopsis:
If you were living in England in the late 1880s, Whitechapel is not where you’d want to plan a family vacation. Why? Well, besides the weather, Jack the Ripper, the nefarious prostitute slasher “From Hell,” is reigning the streets. To calm the frazzled nerves of the usually stoic Londoners, Scotland Yard sends their top inspectors, Fred Abberline (Depp), who is gifted (or cursed) with second sight, and his partner (Coltrane) to end the terror...and end it quickly. During the course of the investigation, Abberline meets and falls for Mary Kelly (Graham), a beautiful Irish streetwalker with, obviously, questionable morals. But can she be saved before becoming the next victim? Based on the graphic novel by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell. (Jack Kelley)

DVD Picture:
The anamorphically enhanced 2.35:1 DVD exhibits a slightly soft character, but the appearance tends to support the setting of the movie. The picture has a rich color scheme, with bold reds, but hues border oversaturation at times. Fleshtones appear well balanced, and blacks are deep and solid. Some smearing is evident. Contrast and shadow delineation appear well balanced, considering the dark nature of the movie. There is some pixelization, but little edge enhancement. (Suzanne Hodges)

Soundtrack:
The 5.1-channel discrete soundtracks for this DVD are splendid with dramatic spatial characteristics. The sense of openness and immersion throughout is uncanny. This is a production that effectively utilizes dimension to its advantage. The presence of the very well-recorded music around the listening space can sound quite eerie at times, an example of which can be found in Chapter 4. The soundstage has also been crafted in quite a creative manner, with the split surrounds utilized to dramatically and even uncomfortably engulf you at times. Another standout aspect of this soundtrack is the deep bass presence, which is prodigious in nature with a clean, penetrating character. Low frequencies extend to below 25 Hz and the .1 LFE is actively engaged. Voices are presented with remarkable clarity, natural tonality, and with quite good spatial integration. The DTS® Digital Surround™ audio sounds slightly distinguished from its Dolby® Digital counterpart in terms of spatial resolution and midrange rendering, and to a somewhat lesser extent, the low-end as well. (Perry Sun)

This Disc Contains The Following WSR-Rated Superb Qualities:
Superb Music Score Recording Quality

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