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Der Todesking

Der Todesking

1990Movie⏱️ 1h 20mNot Rated
DramaHorror
6.3
IMDB Rating
3,159 votes

Seven episodes, each taking place on a different day of the week, on the theme of suicide and violent death.

Director
Jörg Buttgereit
Writers
Jörg Buttgereit, Franz Rodenkirchen
Stars
Hermann Kopp, Heinrich Ebber, Michael Krause
Release Date
January 25, 1990
Language
German
Country
West Germany
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Hermann Kopp
Hermann Kopp
as Man
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Heinrich Ebber
as Video Fan
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Michael Krause
as Man in Park
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Eva-Maria Kurz
as Spinster
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Angelika Hoch
as Assassin
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Nicholas Petche
as Man
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Susanne Betz
as Girl in Park
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Mark Reeder
as Soldier
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Hille Saul
as Soldier with Shears
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Ades Zabel
as Shopkeeper

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Color

🏷️ Keywords

goredeathself injuryshot in the chestshot in the head

🎯 Categories

GermanBody HorrorMonster HorrorPsychological HorrorSupernatural HorrorDramaHorror

⭐ Featured Review

A stark reminder that, for some, death comes by invitation.
by BA_Harrison2020-08-07
8/10

"Between the graphic, transgressive shock horror of Nekromantiks 1 and 2, director Jörg Buttgereit gave fans of extreme underground cinema this experimental arthouse/exploitation study of the act of suicide, depicting seven examples of self-destruction over the course of one week. As a bonus, in between the suicides we get to see the body of a dead man decompose via time lapse photography. Cheery stuff then. First to take his own life is a man (Hermann Kopp) obsessed with fish. He studies fish, has a fish poster on his wall, eats fish, keeps a pet goldfish, and has a little picture of a fish o..."

📖 Synopsis

Seven episodes, each taking place on a different day of the week, on the theme of suicide and violent death.