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The ABCs of Death

The ABCs of Death

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The ABCs of Death

"26 directors, 26 ways to die."

2013

2h 9m

5.0(635 votes)

Horror

Overview

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.

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Production Companies

Drafthouse Films

Timpson Films

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Ingrid Bolsø Berdal

Ingrid Bolsø Berdal

Frau Scheisse (voice)

Erik Audé

Erik Audé

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

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: Xavier Gens
Andrew Traucki
Written by: Kaare Andrews
Lee Hardcastle
Produced by: Claire Jones
Petter Lindblad

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