CinemaOSMovie · 2013 · 2h 9m · NR

The ABCs of Death

26 directors, 26 ways to die.

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An ambitious anthology film featuring segments directed by over two dozen of the world's leading talents in contemporary genre film. Inspired by children's educational ABC books, the film comprises 26 individual chapters, each helmed by a different director assigned a letter of the alphabet. The directors were then given free reign in choosing a word to create a story involving death.

Directed byHélène Cattet, Jorge Michel Grau, Angela Bettis, Thomas Cappelen Malling, Banjong Pisanthanakun, Bruno Forzani, Andrew Traucki, Jason Eisener, Jon Schnepp, Adrián García Bogliano, Nacho Vigalondo, Ti West, Ernesto Díaz Espinoza, Yudai Yamaguchi, Jake West, Yoshihiro Nishimura, Srđan Spasojević, Xavier Gens, Lee Hardcastle, Noboru Iguchi, Simon Rumley, Adam Wingard, Marcel Sarmiento, Ben Wheatley, Timo Tjahjanto, Kaare Andrews, Anders Morgenthaler

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Status
Released
Runtime
2h 9m
Language
EN
Released
March 8, 2013
Revenue
$23,589
Studios
Drafthouse FilmsTimpson FilmsMagnet Pictures

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UK Re-Release Trailer

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Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Ingrid Bolsø Berdal

Ingrid Bolsø Berdal

Frau Scheisse (voice)

Erik Audé

Erik Audé

Beat Down Dude (segment "D is for Dogfight")

Iván González

Iván González

Bobo (segment "X is for XXL")

Kyra Zagorsky

Kyra Zagorsky

Lainey (segment "V is for Vagitus")

Peter Pedrero

Peter Pedrero

Hooded Man (segment "S is for Speed")

Dallas Malloy

Female Boxer (segment "D is for Dogfight")

Lee Hardcastle

Lee Hardcastle

Dad (segment "T is for Toilet") (voice)

Lucy Clements

Lulu (segment "S is for Speed")

Darenzia

Roxanne (segment "S is for Speed")

Arisa Nakamura

Arisa Nakamura

Yoshie (segment "F is for Fart")

Creative team
Directed by
Hélène Cattet
Hélène Cattet
Jorge Michel Grau
Jorge Michel Grau
Written by
Yudai Yamaguchi
Yudai Yamaguchi
Kaare Andrews
Produced by
Nahikari Ipiña
Nahikari Ipiña
Petter Lindblad
Petter Lindblad

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