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Seven Murders for Scotland Yard
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Wikipedia article
'Seven Murders for Scotland Yard' (Spanish:'Jack el destripador de Londres' / 'Jack the Ripper of London') is a 1971 Italian-Spanish giallo film directed by Jos Luis Madrid and starring Paul Naschy, Patricia Loran and Renzo Marignano.Lazaro-Reboll p.279 Naschy and Madrid wrote the screenplay, Tito Carpi's name was simply added to the credits to satisfy the requirements for a Spanish-Italian co-production.Howarth, Troy (2018). Human Beasts: The Films of Paul Naschy. WK Books. ISBN 978-1718835894 The film was shot in June 1971, and was first released in Italy in 1971 as 'Sette Cadaveri per Scotland Yard' / 'Seven Corpses for Scotland Yard'. It was shown in Spain on July 10, 1972 as 'Jack el destripador de Londres', and finally wound up theatrically released in the U.S. in 1976 as 'Seven Murders for Scotland Yard'.Howarth, Troy (2018). Human Beasts: The Films of Paul Naschy. WK Books. ISBN 978-1718835894 The Mexican one-sheet poster simply called the film 'Jack el distripador'/ 'Jack the Ripper'.
Plot
Paul Naschy plays Bruno Doriani, an ex-acrobat living in London who limps badly as a result of an accident he suffered years before on the trapeze. Bruno's life has slid downhill, and he hangs out in seedy pubs and dates tarts and prostitutes. When a number of call girls begin turning up brutally murdered, the police led by Inspector Campbell seek to uncover the identity of the mad slasher, whom they nickname Jack the Ripper after the notorious serial killer from the late 1800s. Paul becomes a suspect in the eyes of the police, as he had personal connections to one or two of the victims. Inspector Campbell (Renzo Marignano) himself turns out to be the killer, as Bruno discovers when he follows the police chief down into his underground dungeon of horrors, where the inspector keeps certain body parts from his victims in jars as mementos. But the mystery of this film is not simply who the killer is, but rather 'why' he is performing these hideous murders.
Cast
* Paul Naschy as Bruno Doriani
* Patricia Loran as Lulu
* Renzo Marignano as Inspector Henry Campbell
* Orchidea De Santis as Sandy Christian
* Andrs Resino as Winston Darby Christian
* Irene Mir as Belinda
* Franco Borelli as Detective Hawkins
* Vctor Iregua
* Teresita Castizio
* Carmen Roger as Violeta
* Palomba Moreno as Senorita Sanders
* Vctor Vilanova as McMurdo
* Maika as Prostitute
* Miguel Muniesa as Superintendent Chambers
* Isidro Novellas as Mile
* Alfonso Castizo as Robert
* Antonio Ramis
* Enrique Beltrn
Critiques
Film historian Troy Howarth opines that although the film's murders are presented in a lurid manner, the bulk of the film is directed by Merino in a lackluster manner, which undercuts Naschy's interesting script. Also he felt too much screen time was allotted to police procedure and not enough to Naschy. He did find that the score by Piero Piccioni added to the film's suspense.Howarth, Troy (2018). Human Beasts: The Films of Paul Naschy. WK Books. ISBN 978-1718835894
References
Bibliography
* Antonio Lazaro-Reboll. 'Spanish Horror Film'. Edinburgh University Press, 2012.
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