
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer(1986)
Arriving in Chicago, Henry moves in with ex-con acquaintance Otis and starts schooling him in the ways of the serial killer.


“Close your eyes and whisper his name...”
A serial killer whose mother was a prostitute starts killing streetwalkers as a way of paying back his mother for her abuse.

Klaus Kinski
Dr. Dennis Orloff / Jack the Ripper

Josephine Chaplin
Cynthia
Andreas Mannkopff
Inspektor Selby

Herbert Fux
Charlie, the Fisherman

Lina Romay
Marika Stevenson
Nikola Weisse
Frieda
Hans Gaugler
Mr. Bridger
Ursula von Wiese
Ms. Higgins
Francine Custer
Sally Brown
Olga Gebhard
Mrs. Baxter
Jack the Ripper is a drama, thriller film released in 1976 exploring themes of prostitute, jack the ripper, murder, serial killer, maniac. Directed by Jesús Franco, it stars Klaus Kinski, Josephine Chaplin, Andreas Mannkopff. A serial killer whose mother was a prostitute starts killing streetwalkers as a way of paying back his mother for her abuse.
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