The Castle(Movie, 1997)

Name: The Castle
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Released: 1997
Duration: T02:10:00
Rating: 3

Original title: "Das Schloß" (German/DE)

2h 10min | Genres: Drama, Mystery

Rating: 3.0/5 (with 23 votes)

The Castle (German: Das Schloß) is a 1997 film by Austrian director Michael Haneke. It is an adaptation of Franz Kafka's absurdist 1926 novel released theatrically in Germany, The Czech Republic, Japan, Canada, and the USA, but first shown on television in Austria. ()

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About The Castle

Michael Haneke's adaptation of Franz Kafka's unfinished novel Das Schloss. K arrives in a remote village a stranger. In attempting to establish himself there, he enters the nightmarish world of the castle bureaucracy.

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Trailer for The Castle + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Das Schloss - El Castillo-trailer(Trailer, 1:21)

Additional Information

Production countries: Austria, Germany

Shot in: Styria

Based on the work of: Franz Kafka ("The Castle")

Made by: Wega Film, Arte, Bayerischer Rundfunk

Original language: German (DE)

Spoken languages: German (DE)

Translated into 8 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Russian (RU), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date DE: 01/01/1997 (World premiere: 09/06/1997)

Cast: Ulrich Mühe, Susanne Lothar, Frank Giering, Felix Eitner, Nikolaus Paryla, André Eisermann, Dörte Lyssewski, Inga Busch, Norbert Schwientek, Hans Diehl, Branko Samarovski, Ortrud Beginnen, Otto Grünmandl, Johannes Silberschneider, Paulus Manker, Martin Brambach, Wolfram Berger, Monica Bleibtreu, Lisa Schlegel, Udo Samel

Director: Michael Haneke

Producer: Veit Heiduschka

Screenwriter: Michael Haneke, Franz Kafka

Film Editor: Andreas Prochaska

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Zamek"

Keywords: bureaucracy, allegory

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