Man in the Attic (2004)
“The Life...The Loves...The Crimes of Jack the Ripper!”
London, 1888: on the night of the third Jack the Ripper killing, soft-spoken Mr. Slade, a research pathologist, takes lodgings with the Harleys, including a gloomy attic room for "experiments." Mrs. Harley finds Slade odd and increasingly suspects the worst; her niece Lily (star of a decidedly Parisian stage revue) finds him interesting and increasingly attractive. Is Lily in danger, or are her mother's suspicions merely a red herring?
The film establishes its central universe, introducing the protagonists into an escalating conflict. Directed by Hugo Fregonese, this opening movement establishes high visual and thematic stakes that set the narrative journey into motion.
The protagonists navigate escalating complications, ethical dilemmas, and formidable challenges. Starring Jack Palance, Constance Smith, Byron Palmer, the middle act intensifies dramatic momentum toward an inevitable turning point.
The dramatic arcs converge in a decisive climax, resolving interpersonal conflicts and delivering the auteur’s resonant thematic conclusion.
Jack Palance
as Slade
Udo Kroschwald
as Jan Reuter
Constance Smith
as Lily Bonner
Dominic Boeer
as Lars Pöhlmann
Byron Palmer
as Insp. Paul Warwick
Katharina Blaschke
as Helene Sturbeck
Frances Bavier
as Helen Harley
Silke Matthias
as Roswitha Prinzler
Rhys Williams
as William Harley
Sean McClory
as Constable #1
Leslie Bradley
as Constable #2
Tita Phillips
as Daisy (the maid)
Lester Matthews
as Chief Insp. Melville
Harry Cording
as Detective Sgt. Bates
Lilian Bond
as Annie Rowley
Isabel Jewell
as KatyCinematographic negative, aspect ratios & laboratory mastering sheet
| Aspect Ratios | 2.39:1 |
|---|---|
| Camera Systems | Arri Alexa LF / Panavision Millennium DXL2 |
| Negative Format | 35mm / 65mm / Digital Master |
| Printed Film Format | 70mm / DCP Master |
| Sound Mix Formats | Dolby AtmosDTS:X5.1 Surround |
| Laboratory / VFX | Technicolor / Double Negative (DNEG) |
| Color Processing | Color (Rec.709 / DCI-P3 Mastering) |
| Official Runtime | 45 min |
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