Released
IMDb
The surreal tale of an unassuming man who is accused of a never-specified crime and shambles through bizarre encounters to escape this nightmare.
Language
Budget$1,300,000
Revenue $94,243
English
Budget$1,300,000
Revenue $94,243
Keywords
bureaucracy
based on novel or book
court
society
sexuality
paranoia
dystopia
fascism
surreal
surrealism
trial
confusion
judgment
hegemony
church
interrogation
courtroom
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
surrealistic
enigma
social absurdity
ambiguous
human & society
Casts
Anthony Perkins
Josef K.
Jeanne Moreau
Marika Burstner
Romy Schneider
Leni
Orson Welles
Albert Hastler
Akim Tamiroff
Bloch
Elsa Martinelli
Hilda
Suzanne Flon
Miss Pittl
Madeleine Robinson
Mrs. Grubach
Max Haufler
Uncle Max
Max Buchsbaum
Examining Magistrate
Arnoldo Foà
Inspector A
Jess Hahn
Assistant Inspector #2
Billy Kearns
Assistant Inspector #1
Maurice Teynac
Deputy Manager
Naydra Shore
Irmie
Raoul Delfosse
Policeman
Jean-Claude Rémoleux
Policeman
Carl Studer
Man In Leather
Fernand Ledoux
Chief Clerk of the Law Court
Thomas Holtzmann
Bert the Law Student
Wolfgang Reichmann
Courtroom Guard
William Chappell
Titorelli
Michael Lonsdale
Priest
Peter Sallis
Uncle Max (uncredited)
Crews
Orson Welles
Director
Jean Ledrut
Original Music Composer
Alexander Salkind
Producer
Edmond Richard
Director of Photography
Orson Welles
Screenplay
Yvonne Martin
Editor
Franz Kafka
Novel
Jean Mandaroux
Production Design
Alexandre Alexeieff
Animation
Guy Maillet
Boom Operator
Guy Villette
Sound
Pierre Cholot
Adaptation
Michael Salkind
Producer
Jacques Lebreton
Sound Mixer
Louis Dor
Makeup Artist
Robert Florat
Production Manager
Frederick Muller
Editor
Urbain Loiseau
Sound Assistant
Julien Coutelier
Sound
Jacques Pignier
Unit Manager
Max Dulac
Assistant Camera
Helen Thibault
Costume Design
Guy Maugin
Location Manager
Sophie Becker
Assistant Director
Denise Baby
Special Effects
Marc Maurette
Assistant Director
Philippe Dubail
Assistant Unit Manager
Roger Corbeau
Still Photographer
Roberto Perpignani
Assistant Editor
Gérard Pollicand
Associate Editor
Robert Fraisse
Second Assistant Camera
Paul Laffargue
Production Director
Paul Seban
Assistant Director
Emile Blondé
Assistant Unit Manager
Adolphe Charlet
Camera Operator
Orson Welles
Editor
Backdrops & Posters
