"Decoder" on Blu-Ray (1984/2019)

Germany: Fett Film (1984) and Bridgeport, Connecticut, US: The Vinegar Syndrome (2019) (Blu-Ray and DVD).
6.875" x 5.375" x 0.5", two discs – one DVD, one Blu-Ray, with added features.

Decoder, a film produced by Fett Film (Düsseldorf, Germany), directed by Muscha, and written by Klaus Maeck, Trini Trimpop, and Volker Schaefer. Camerawork by Johanna Heer, Peter "Sleazy" Christofferson, et al. Music by David Ball of Soft Cell, as well as F. M. Einheit and Genesis [Breyer] P-Orridge, et al.  The cast included F. M. Einheit, Bill Rice, Christiane Felscherinow ["Christiane F."], Matthias Fuchs, Bertold Bell, Ralf Richter, William S. Burroughs, Genesis [Breyer] P-Orridge, et al.  

This is the 2019 release on DVD and Blu-Ray, released by The Vinegar Syndrome (Bridgetown, Connecticut, US). This was re-scanned and restored in 2K from original 16mm negative, and includes English subtitles

Special Features: 

• "Sound as a Weapon", an interview with writer/producer Klaus Maeck
• Audio commentary with critic, author, and film programmer Kier-La Janisse
• Archival audio interview with Klaus Maeck
• Excerpts from Derek Jarman's Pirate Tape, with William S. Burroughs on set
• Video footage from the 1982 Berlin riots
• Locations "then and now" comparison
• Stills gallery
• Original trailer
• A mini-doc on the Italian "Decoder Collective"