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The Trial( 1962)

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Overview

The surreal tale of an unassuming man who is accused of a never-specified crime and shambles through bizarre encounters to escape this nightmare.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Anthony Perkins

      Josef K.

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      Jeanne Moreau

      Marika Burstner

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      Romy Schneider

      Leni

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      Orson Welles

      Albert Hastler

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      Akim Tamiroff

      Bloch

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      Elsa Martinelli

      Hilda

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      Suzanne Flon

      Miss Pittl

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      Madeleine Robinson

      Mrs. Grubach

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      Max Haufler

      Uncle Max

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      Max Buchsbaum

      Examining Magistrate

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      Arnoldo Foà

      Inspector A

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      Jess Hahn

      Assistant Inspector #2

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      Billy Kearns

      Assistant Inspector #1

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      Maurice Teynac

      Deputy Manager

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      Naydra Shore

      Irmie

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      Raoul Delfosse

      Policeman

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      Jean-Claude Rémoleux

      Policeman

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      Carl Studer

      Man In Leather

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      Fernand Ledoux

      Chief Clerk of the Law Court

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      Thomas Holtzmann

      Bert the Law Student

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      Wolfgang Reichmann

      Courtroom Guard

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      William Chappell

      Titorelli

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      Michael Lonsdale

      Priest

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      Peter Sallis

      Uncle Max (uncredited)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Sun Nov 06 2022
    There is something really quite terrifying about the scenario in which "Josef K" (a career-best performance from Anthony Perkins, I think) finds himself in this rather sinister thriller. He is awakened one morning to find the police in his bedroom. He is arrested and told he is to stand trial. For what, you might think? Well, that's what he wonders too - and every effort he makes to establish just what he is supposed to have done fails to deliver. His detention is hardly traditional either. He is largely free to come and go as he pleases, provided always that he is available to attend his quest...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    1300000.00

    Revenue

    94243.00

    Keywords

    • bureaucracy
    • based on novel or book
    • court
    • society
    • sexuality
    • paranoia
    • dystopia
    • fascism
    • surreal
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    • confusion
    • judgment
    • hegemony
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    • oppression
    • uncle nephew relationship
    • oneiric
    • discrimination
    • guilty conscience
    • power relations
    • hierarchy
    • painter as artist
    • accusation
    • legal system
    • judicial system
    • anxious
    • office worker
    • franz kafka
    • law
    • ambiguity
    • surreal humor
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    • enigma
    • social absurdity
    • ambiguous
    • human & society