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The Trial is a 1962 black-and-white film directed by Orson Welles, who also served as screenwriter alongside Franz Kafka. The production features Anthony Perkins, Jeanne Moreau, Romy Schneider, and Akim Tamiroff in the cast. Alexander Salkind produced the movie, which was filmed in Paris and Croatia. The work is based on the novel of the same name and is categorized as a trial film, drama, mystery, and thriller.
The film originated in France, West Germany, and Italy, with additional credits to Germany and Italy in some records. It has a runtime of 119 minutes and was released in various dates including December 1962 and April 1963. The budget was 1,300,000, while box office figures vary between 94,243 and 998,779. Critical reception includes an 85% review score and an IMDb rating of 7.6 from 26,660 votes. The film holds a place in the Museum of Modern Art collection.
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Film · TMDB
7.4Arrested for an unnamed crime, Josef K. is trapped in a surreal bureaucratic maze where justice is unknowable and guilt is assumed.
Cast
- Anthony Perkins as Josef K.
- Jeanne Moreau as Marika Burstner
- Romy Schneider as Leni
- Orson Welles as Albert Hastler
- Akim Tamiroff as Bloch
- Elsa Martinelli as Hilda
Themes
- bureaucracy
- based on novel or book
- court
- society
- sexuality
- paranoia
- dystopia
- fascism
- surreal
- surrealism
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Ratings
IMDb
7.6/10
26,660 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
84%
- Year
- 1962
- Runtime
- 119 min
- Genres
- Drama, Mystery, Thriller
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Awards
- 2 wins & 2 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Country of origin
- Italy
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- The Trial
- Creator
- Zdeněk Ziegler
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Director
- Orson Welles
- Screenwriter
- Franz Kafka
- Producer
- Alexander Salkind
- Cinematographer
- Edmond Richard
- Filming location
- Croatia
- Duration
- 118
- FilmAffinity ID
- 134411
- Image
- The Trial (1963) - US poster.jpg
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- publication date
- 1963-09-07
- title
- The Trial
- color
- black-and-white
- capital cost
- 1300000
- box office
- 998779
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- Commons category
- The Trial
- review score
- 85%
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