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The ABCs of Death

The ABCs of Death

26 directors, 26 ways to die.

Part of The ABCs of Death Collection

2013•2h 9m•5.0/10
Horror

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5.0/10(627)

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

Drafthouse Films, Timpson Films, Magnet Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

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")

Matías Oviedo

Matías Oviedo

Bruno (segment "Cycle")

Chems Dahmani

Chems Dahmani

A Bad Guy (segment "X is for XXL")

Takashi Nishina

Takashi Nishina

Executioner (segment "J is for Jidai-geki")

Hiroko Yashiki

Hiroko Yashiki

Female Detective (segment "Z is for Zetsumetsu")

Demo Tanaka

Demo Tanaka

Salaryman 4 (segment "Z is for Zetsumetsu")

Fraser Corbett

Fraser Corbett

Nezbit (segment "V is for Vagitus")

Miguel Insua

Man (segment "A is for Apocalypse")

Sarah Bonrepaux

Sarah Bonrepaux

The Girl (segment: XXL)

Je$$ica

Rice Woman (segment "Z is for Zetsumetsu")

Arata Yamanaka

Arata Yamanaka

Government Spokesman (segment "Z is for Zetsumetsu")

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