Jack the Ripper [4K UHD + Blu-ray Slipbox Edition]

Jess Franco - Jack the Ripper [4K UHD + Blu-ray Slipbox Edition]

Klaus Kinski is Jack the Ripper in Jess Franco's lurid 1976 take on the Whitechapel murders. As a string of brutal killings grips Victorian London's East End, Inspector Selby (Andreas Mannkopff) becomes obsessed with catching the killer, and the case turns personal when his girlfriend Cynthia (Josephine Chaplin) is drawn into danger.

Made during Franco's prolific run with Swiss producer Erwin C. Dietrich, the film pairs fog-bound streets and Gothic period atmosphere with Franco's trademark appetite for sex and violence, anchored by a deeply unsettling Kinski. Herbert Fux and Franco regular Lina Romay co-star. Cauldron Films presents the film's worldwide 4K UHD debut, newly restored from a 4K scan of the negative with Dolby Vision HDR.

Limited Edition with a rigid slipcase, folded poster and full-color booklet.

Special Features

• New 4K restoration from a 4K scan of the negative and best available materials
• 4K UHD in Dolby Vision HDR (HDR10 compatible) plus Blu-ray
• English audio in 5.1 surround, 2.0 stereo and 2.0 mono; optional English SDH subtitles
• Audio commentary by Ryan Verrill and Dr. Will Dodson
• He Caught Jack the Ripper, an interview with actor Andreas Mannkopff
• Erwin C. Dietrich's Tribute to Jess Franco's Jack the Ripper
• Klaus the Ripper, a video essay by Troy Howarth
• Whitechapel Shadows, a video essay by Eugenio Ercolani
• Deleted scene and trailer
• Rigid slipcase with artwork by Adam Perocchi (Readful Things)
• Folded poster and full-color booklet with liner notes by Dr. Stella Marie Gaynor and Troy Howarth

Details: 1976, Switzerland/West Germany. Directed by Jess Franco. Starring Klaus Kinski, Josephine Chaplin, Andreas Mannkopff, Herbert Fux and Lina Romay. 91 minutes, English, 2 discs. 4K UHD is all-region; Blu-ray is Region A. Label: Cauldron Films. Release date: December 15, 2026.