One hell of a gorgeously stylized and shockingly visceral experience: a forgotten classic on the fringes of the slasher cycle.

ANGST, photographed by legendary Oscar-winning Polish animator/experimentalist Zbig Rybczynski and scored by Krautrock synth god Klaus Schulze (Tangerine Dream), is one hell of a gorgeously stylized and shockingly visceral experience: a forgotten classic on the fringes of the slasher cycle. Erwin Leder (Das Boot, Schindler's List) plays a maniacal killer based on the real-life serial murderer Werner Kniesek. As he stalks through the bland Viennese countryside, Schulze's music pulses darkly, and Zbig's innovative 'first-person' camerawork grabs you by the throat, never letting go. Angst is one film that, without any empty hyperbole, we can guarantee you'll never, ever forget. Cult Epics presents for the first time since its original release, the Uncut, Uncensored version (optically restored tunnel murder-scene) in HD, with painstaking bonus features; including a new Interview with Erwin Leder, and Audio Commentary and an Interview with director Gerald Kargl conducted by Jorg Buttgereit (Nekromantik.) Gasper Noé (director of Irreversible, Enter The Void, Love) cited Angst as an influence, 'one that I have watched more than 40 times.'

Media

Bonus Materials

• New High-definition Transfer and Restoration (from original 16mm print)
• Optional playback with or without Prologue
• New Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround
• Interview with Erwin Leder (2015)
• Interview with Gerald Kargl by Jorg Buttgereit (2003)
• Interview with cinematographer Zbigniew Rybzcynski (2004)
• Audio Commentary by Gerald Kargl conducted by film critic Marcus Stiglegger (English & German language with English subtitles)
• New HD Trailer
• 40 Page booklet includes interviews with Gerald Kargl, Erwin Leder, Silvia Rabenreither, Illustrated with rare photos and Werner Kniesek original Kurier articles
• Collectible Blu-ray Slipcase and Sleeve

Cast & Crew

•       Edwin Leder
•       Silvia Rabenreither

Director: Gerald Kargl

Additional Details

Label: Cult Epics

Genre: Horror

Language: German

Run Time: 87 mins

Release Date: 09/08/15

UPC: 881190014196