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The Death King (1990)
"Der Todesking" (original title)

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

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Credited cast:
Susanne Betz ...
Girl in park (in Wednesday episode)
Gerd Breitung
Ingo Buesing
Jörg Buttgereit ...
Torture victim - Tuesday episode / Voice of projectionist - Saturday episode
Andreas Doehler
Heinrich Ebber ...
Video fan (in Tuesday episode)
Bela B. Felsenheimer ...
Singer (in Saturday episode)
Daniela Geburtig
Angelika Hoch ...
Assassin (in Saturday episode)
Manfred O. Jelinski
Baerbel Juette ...
Second soldier (in Tuesday episode)
Alexander Kiersch
Hermann Kopp ...
Man (in Monday episode)
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Man in park (in Wednesday episode)
Gudrun Kromrey
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Seven episodes, each taking place on a different day of the week, on the theme of suicide and violent death.

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Drama | Horror

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25 January 1990 (West Germany)  »

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El rey de la muerte  »

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Buttgereit's version of a H.C. Andersen fairytale
21 December 2010 | by (Norway) – See all my reviews

Jörg Buttgereit's films are not for everyone, but I have to say he has become my favorite horror director in the period 1985-1995. Buttgeriet has made his own art-house-horror genre and the more I watch, the more I like his style.

In Der Todesking Jörg Buttgereit was obviously inspired by Ole Luk-Oie (transl: "Ole Shut-Eye") - H.C. Anderssen's famous fairytale about the Sandman. As a kid the Sunday story always got me, the one where Ole Luk-Oie tells he has brother - also named Ole Luk-Oie - who only comes to you once and another name for him is...Death Jørg Buttgereit's fairytale is similar in structure: For every day in the week we are presented with a short story. But this is no fairytale for kids about sweet dreams. It's a diary of suicide and death. In the end you learn the truth about people going crazy and killing others and who the Death King really is...

As usual the film is accompanied by Buttgereit's trademark soundtracks: The lonely piano, the dissonant (bit amateurish) fiddle tunes etc. If Buttgereit is your cup of tea you can't go wrong...


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