Roots of Evil (Edition Deutsche Vita #9)

Codefree!

The nasty poison dwarf Van Bullock rules the Spanish underworld with ice-cold methods. Whoever doesn't play by his rules ends up on the graduation list and gets a visit from his evil thug Komo! To achieve world domination in drug smuggling, he wants to use an inconspicuous karate school as a transshipment point, which belongs to the unconquered karate teacher Frank Mertens. But Van Bullock has made the calculation without Mertens, He does not want to sell and fearlessly stands in the way of the drug lord's underhanded attacks. With the help of the seductive Cora, Van Bullock lures him into a hopeless trap, but when Mertens sees through the intrigue, the peaceful karate teacher turns into an unstoppable fighting machine. Driven by a desire for revenge, Frank Mertens faces the toughest fight of his life!

- Accurate 4k scan of the original negative, lavishly restored by LSP Medien!
- Battle-tested original format in 1.66:1!
- Steely acoustics with the German dub and original English audio in lossless DTS-HD MA!
- Full and optional subtitles, in both English and German!
- An indomitable running time of 85 minutes in total shows the fastest punches in the world completely uncensored!

Technical data in detail:

Blu-ray:

Bildformat: 1080p/23.976fps/AVC/1.66:1
Sound Format: German, English DTS-HD MA Mono
Subtitles: German, English
Running time: 85 minutes

DVD:
Aspect Ratio: PAL/1.66:1/16:9 anamorphic
Sound format: Dolby Digital Mono
Subtitles: German, English
Running time: 82 minutes

EXTRAS:

WORLD PREMIERE of the previously unknown EXTENDED VERSION!

Experience THE BRIDE OF EVIL for the first time with a total of 14 minutes more film, more Frank Mertens and more Van Bullock!
Provided with a 4k transfer and lavishly restored by LSP Media!

1080p/23.976fps/AVC/1.66:1/99 Minuten
Sound Format: German, English DTS-HD MA Mono
Subtitles: English, German[/spoil]

- Audio commentary by Alexander Iffländer and Christopher Klaese!
Over the entire running time of the film both provide you with exciting information about the participants,
the soundtrack and the genesis of THE BRIDE OF EVIL.
Language: German with optional subtitles, optionally in German and English.

- Isolated music track!
Digitized from the original 17.5mm magnetic tape.

- International promotional material incl.
-> German Trailer
-> English Trailer
-> TV Spot

- Interview with Christian Anders!
Christian Anders talks personally about the shooting of the film.
Language: German with optional subtitles, optionally in German and English.

- Interview with Wolfgang Schütte!
Frank Merten's best friend Thomas in conversation.
Germany's martial arts legend Wolfgang Schütte talks about the film,
his career and about the hardest moment of his life.
Language: German with optional subtitles, optionally in German and English.

- Interview with Deep Roy!
Small, but very big! VAN BULLOCK is back!
Language: English with optional German subtitles.

- Extensive picture gallery incl:
-> poster motifs
-> billboard photos
-> press photos
-> International promotional material

- Exclusive booklet for the EDV Digipak, written by David Renske.

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Disc 3:

The ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK on a separate CD! - Only included in the Digipak!

To bring the tracks into the new millennium, the original tapes had to be "baked" over several days to make them playable again. Digitized, they were then transferred in 192kHz/24bit and promise to be a listening delight. The complete soundtrack with restored tracks will take you to the "DEAD END"!
A CD that should satisfy both the on-the-go listeners and the audiophiles!