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The Trial

The Trial

The Most Remarkable Motion Picture Ever Made!
Dec 21, 1962 1h 59m
7.4
500 votes

Synopsis

Josef K wakes up in the morning and finds the police in his room. They tell him that he is on trial but nobody tells him what he is accused of. In order to find out about the reason for this accusation and to protest his innocence, he tries to look behind the façade of the judicial system. But since this remains fruitless, there seems to be no chance for him to escape from this nightmare.

Title The Trial
Companies Hisa-Film, Paris-Europa Productions, Finanziaria Cinematografica Italiana (FICIT)
Countries France, Germany, Italy
Keywords bureaucracy, based on novel or book, society, sexuality, paranoia, dystopia, judgment, hegemony, church, courtroom, oneiric, discrimination, guilty conscience, kafka, power relations, hierarchy, painter as artist, accusation, legal system, office worker, franz kafka, law
Jeanne Moreau

Jeanne Moreau

Marika Burstner
Orson Welles

Orson Welles

Albert Hastler
Suzanne Flon

Suzanne Flon

Miss Pittl
Max Buchsbaum

Max Buchsbaum

Examining Magistrate
Arnoldo Foà

Arnoldo Foà

Inspector A
Jess Hahn

Jess Hahn

Assistant Inspector #2
Billy Kearns

Billy Kearns

Assistant Inspector #1
Maurice Teynac

Maurice Teynac

Deputy Manager
Carl Studer

Carl Studer

Man In Leather
Fernand Ledoux

Fernand Ledoux

Chief Clerk of the Law Court
Thomas Holtzmann

Thomas Holtzmann

Bert the Law Student
Wolfgang Reichmann

Wolfgang Reichmann

Courtroom Guard
Peter Sallis

Peter Sallis

Uncle Max (uncredited)