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Death King (The) AKA Der Todesking (1990)
Seven episodes, each taking place on a different day of the week, on the theme of suicide and violent death.Director: Jörg Buttgereit
OVERALL: R2-
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Commentaries:Audio commentary by director Jörg Buttgereit
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Extras:Buttgereit and writer Franz Rodenkirchen
"Making of" featurette (15:42) (in English and German)
"The Letter" featurette (1:59)
(in English with no subtitles)
Photo gallery (12:30)
"Ogar -Der hassliche" short by Jörg Buttgereit (4:14) (in German)
Interview with director Jörg Buttgereit (9:51)
"Suche Kontakt" music video by the Cockbirds (5:33)
(in German with forced German subtitles)
"In the Mind of a Splatter Director Jörg Buttgereit" featurette (8:20) (in English)
Biography - Jörg Buttgereit (4 pages)
Trailers (8:39)
- Theatrical trailer
- Nekromantik
- Nekromantik 2
- Schramm
- Corpse Fucking Art
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Subtitles:English, Finnish, French, Italian, Spanish and Swedish
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):German Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Comes with a 16-page booklet.
Limited to 666 copies.
The first 100 copies come with a 'Der Todesking' dog tag.
The audio commentary and "Making Of" featurette are available in both English and German, the second interview is in English and all other extras are in German without any subtitles. -
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray Copy)
DISC TWO (DVD)
* The Film
Audio Commentary by Jorg Buttgereit and co-author Franz Rodenkirchen
'From Bundy to Lautreamont' Jörg Buttgereit in conversation with Journalist Graham Rae at the 2016 Manchester Festival of Fantastic Films (36:25)
'Todesmusik' Todesking actor and composer Hermann Kopp on his numerous collaborations with filmmaker Jörg Buttgereit (10:32)
'Skeleton Beneath the Skin' Journalist and Buttgereit fan Graham Rae on the phenomenon of Todesking tattoos (6:41)
Gallery of Buttgereit-Themed Tattoos (104 images)
'The Making of "Der Todesking"' featurette (16:20)
'The Letter' Alternate English-language chain letter insert used for the original UK VHS release (1:59)
'Eating the Corpse' Footage from the premiere of Der Todesking at the Sputnik cinema, Berlin on January 25th 1990. The Footage is presented accompanied by music from the film, as no audio exists (9:41)
'Corpse Fucking Art' feature film (60:36)
Short Films
- 'Die Reise ins Licht' (Manfred Jelinski, 1972) (with optional commentary by Mandfred Jelinski) (25:30)
- 'Geliebter Wahnsinn' (Manfred Jelinski, 1973) (7:52)
with optional english subtitles)
- 'Der Gollob' (Jorg Buttgereit, 1983) (with optional commentary by Jorg Buttgereit) (25:02)
Image Gallery (172 images)
Trailer Gallery
- Nekromantik (2:04)
- Der Todesking (2:27)
- Nekromantik 2 (1:09)
- Schramm (1:29)
DISC THREE (Soundtrack CD)
1. Daktari Lorenz "Die fahrt ins reich der menschentrümmer I" (3:06)
2. Hermann Kopp "Petrified Slow" (1:27)
3. "Barsch Quits" (0:49)
4. Hermann Kopp" Fish in a Bowl" (3:01)
5. Hermann Kopp "Poison" (4:01)
6. Hermann Kopp "Petrified" (0:47)
7. Daktari Lorenz "Die fahrt ins reich der menschentrümmer II" (3:09)
8. Daktari Lorenz "Die fahrt ins reich der menschentrümmer III" (3:29)
9. "Ich liebe meine frau" (0:15)
10. John Boy Walton "Freund Hein" (3:40)
11. "Sie fängt an zu weinen" (0:49)
12. Daktari Lorenz "Die fahrt ins reich der menschentrümmer IV" (2:53)
13. John Boy Walton "Zwischenspiel" (0:37)
14. "Der Todesking" (0:38)
15. Daktari Lorenz "Die fahrt ins reich der menschentrümmer" (Kinderversion) (2:52)
16. John Boy Walton "Kleiner Hein" (0:22)
17. John Boy Walton "Todesmantik" (0:35) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):German Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Limited edition packaging featuring:
- New artwork by Gilles Vranckx
- Limited edition certificate featuring original artwork
- Replica “Brotherhood of the 7th Day” Chain Letter.
- Limited Edition 60-page perfect-bound book featuring new writing on the film from Graham Rae and Kat Ellinger, all illustrated with new artwork and original archive stills -
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OVERALL: R2
The UK release for the most extras.
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CUTS:
- R0 Special Limited Edition Germany- J. & B. - No cuts (72:20 PAL).
- R2 Limited Edition United Kingdom- Arrow Films - No cuts (75:21 NTSC).
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Comparison added by Vincent_Bouche on 18/04/10
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 09/07/18UPDATE LOG:
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