Monday, May 25, 2015

Jorg Buttgereit' DER TODESKING (1990) Coming to DVD/BD from Cult Epic on 6/9


DER TODESKING (1990) DVD

Label: Cult Epics
Release Date: June 9th 2015
Run Time: 76 Minutes
Dolby Digital 5.1 German with English subtitles
Color Full Screen 1.33:1
Region 1
Not Rated
Director: Jorg Buttgereit
Cast: Nicolas Petche, Hermann Kopp

Cult Epics presents the third release in the series Corpse Fucking Art; Jorg Buttgereit’s powerful masterpiece Der Todesking (aka The Death King), made in-between Nekromantik (1987) and Nekromantik 2 (1991). Seven stories on Death and Suicide, each taking place on a different day of the week, enframed by the decomposition of a human body. Warning: extremely graphic. Der Todesking, available for the first time on DVD, is presented Uncut and Uncensored in a new High Definition transfer, including the bonus Shockumentary Corpse Fucking Art; an in-depth look behind the scenes of Nekromantik, Nekromantik 2 and Der Todesking.

Bonus Features:
- New Director’s Approved HD transfer (taken from the original 16mm negative)
- New Introduction by Jorg Buttgereit (2015)
- Audio Commentary by Jorg Buttgereit and co-author Franz Rodenkirchen
- The Making of Der Todesking
- Still Photo Gallery
- JB HD Trailers
- Corpse Fucking Art (Documentary) 1983, 60 Mins., HD transfer
- Original Motion Picture Soundtrack



DER TODESKING (1990) Blu-ray

Label: Cult Epics
Release Date: June 9th 2015
Run Time: 76 Minutes
Dolby Digital 5.1 German with English subtitles
Color Full Screen 1.33:1
Region A
Not Rated
Director: Jorg Buttgereit
Cast: Nicolas Petche, Hermann Kopp

Cult Epics presents the third release in the series Corpse Fucking Art; Jorg Buttgereit’s powerful masterpiece Der Todesking (aka The Death King), made in-between Nekromantik (1987) and Nekromantik 2 (1991). Seven stories on Death and Suicide, each taking place on a different day of the week, enframed by the decomposition of a human body. Warning: extremely graphic. Der Todesking, available for the first time on Blu-ray, is presented Uncut and Uncensored in a new High Definition transfer, including the bonus Shockumentary Corpse Fucking Art; an in-depth look behind the scenes of Nekromantik, Nekromantik 2 and Der Todesking.

Bonus Features:
- New Director’s Approved HD transfer (taken from the original 16mm negative)
- New Introduction by Jorg Buttgereit (2015)
- Audio Commentary by Jorg Buttgereit and co-author Franz Rodenkirchen
- The Making of Der Todesking
- Still Photo Gallery
- JB HD Trailers
- Corpse Fucking Art (Documentary) 1983, 60 Mins., HD transfer
- Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
- The first 3000 Blu-ray copies include Collectible Artwork: 25th Anniversary (Silver embossed) Slipcover and Corpse Fucking Art Postcard