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The Trial

The Trial

The Most Remarkable Motion Picture Ever Made!

19627.41h 59m

Overview

Arrested for an unnamed crime, Josef K. is trapped in a surreal bureaucratic maze where justice is unknowable and guilt is assumed.

Directed by Orson Welles
Written by Franz Kafka, Orson Welles, Pierre Cholot
Produced by Alexander Salkind, Michael Salkind
Box OfficeBudget: $1.3MRevenue: $94K

Top Cast

Anthony Perkins

Anthony Perkins

Josef K.

Jeanne Moreau

Jeanne Moreau

Marika Burstner

Romy Schneider

Romy Schneider

Leni

Orson Welles

Orson Welles

Albert Hastler

Akim Tamiroff

Akim Tamiroff

Bloch

Elsa Martinelli

Elsa Martinelli

Hilda

Suzanne Flon

Suzanne Flon

Miss Pittl

Madeleine Robinson

Madeleine Robinson

Mrs. Grubach

Max Haufler

Max Haufler

Uncle Max

M

Max Buchsbaum

Examining Magistrate

Themes & Keywords

bureaucracybased on novel or bookcourtsocietysexualityparanoiadystopiafascismsurrealsurrealismtrialconfusionjudgmenthegemonychurchinterrogationcourtroomoppressionuncle nephew relationshiponeiricdiscriminationguilty consciencepower relationshierarchypainter as artistaccusationlegal systemjudicial systemanxiousoffice workerfranz kafkalawambiguitysurrealisticenigmasocial absurdityambiguoushuman & society

About The Trial

The Trial is a crime, drama, mystery film released in 1962 exploring themes of bureaucracy, based on novel or book, court, society, sexuality, paranoia. Directed by Orson Welles, it stars Anthony Perkins, Jeanne Moreau, Romy Schneider. Arrested for an unnamed crime, Josef K. is trapped in a surreal bureaucratic maze where justice is unknowable and guilt is assumed.

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