Final Specs
3-DISC DIRECTOR-APPROVED LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
• HD transfer overseen by the filmmakers
• High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentations
• Stereo 2.0 audio (uncompressed PCM on the Blu-ray)
• Optional English subtitles
• Limited edition digipak packaging featuring new artwork by Gilles Vranckx
• Limited edition certificate of authenticity
• Brotherhood of the Seventh Day chain letter
• Soundtrack CD
• Limited edition 60-page book
DISC 1 [BLU-RAY] & DISC 2 [DVD] – ‘DER TODESKING’
• Audio commentary with Jörg Buttgereit and co-writer Franz Rodenkirchen
• From Bundy to Lautréamont – Jörg Buttgereit in conversation with journalist Graham Rae at the 2016 Manchester Festival of Fantastic Films
• Todesmusik – composer Hermann Kopp on his numerous collaborations with Jörg Buttgereit
• Skeleton Under the Skin – journalist and Buttgereit fan Graham Rae on Todesking tattoo culture
• The Making of Der Todesking – vintage documentary viewable with both an English language and a German-language audio track with English subtitles
• Eating the Corpse – footage from the 1990 Berlin premiere
• “The Letter” – alternate English-language chain letter insert used for the original UK VHS release
• Corpse ******* Art – 1992 documentary comprising the making-of Nekromantik, Der Todesking and Nekromantik 2, viewable with both an English-language and a German-language audio track with English subtitles
• Two short films by producer Manfred Jelinski: Die Reise ins Licht (1972, 27 mins), viewable with optional audio commentary, and Geliebter Wahnsinn (1973, 7 mins)
• Der Gollob (1983, 18 mins) – short film by Jörg Buttgereit, newly restored in HD and viewable with optional audio commentary by Buttgereit
• Extensive Image Gallery
• Jörg Buttgereit Trailer Gallery
DISC 3 [CD] – ‘DER TODESKING’ SOUNDTRACK – LIMITED EDITION EXCLUSIVE
• CD featuring the complete Der Todesking score plus bonus tracks
‘TODESBOOK’ – LIMITED EDITION EXCLUSIVE
• 60-page perfect-bound book featuring new writing on the film by Graham Rae and Kat Ellinger, alongside an excerpt from David Kerekes’ definitive Sex Murder Art: The Films of Jörg Buttgereit, all illustrated with new artwork and original archive stills