The Castle (1997 Austrian film)
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Das Schloß | |
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Directed by | Michael Haneke |
Produced by | Veit Heiduschka Christina Undritz |
Written by | Michael Haneke Franz Kafka (novel) |
Based on | Das Schloss by Franz Kafka |
Starring | Ulrich Mühe |
Cinematography | Jirí Stibr |
Edited by | Andreas Prochaska |
Release dates
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February 1997 (Berlin International Film Festival) October 1998 (USA) |
Running time
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123 minutes |
Country | Germany/Austria |
Language | German |
The Castle (German: Das Schloß) is a 1997 film by Austrian director Michael Haneke. It is an adaptation of Franz Kafka's absurdist novel released theatrically in Germany, The Czech Republic, Japan, Canada, and the USA and on television in Austria.
Plot
When land surveyor K. (Ulrich Mühe) arrives at a small village that houses a castle, local authorities refuse to allow him to enter. As he tries to convince the officials that they sent for him, they clamp down with increasingly complicated bureaucratic obstacles.
References
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). The Castle at IMDb
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