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The Castle

When land surveyor K 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.

2h 3m1997TMDb 6.1

DramaMystery

German

Crew and Cast

Michael HanekeMichael HanekeDirectorUlrich MüheUlrich MüheKSusanne LotharSusanne LotharFriedaFrank GieringFrank GieringArturFelix EitnerFelix EitnerJeremiasNikolaus ParylaNikolaus ParylaVorsteherAndré EisermannAndré EisermannBarnabasDörte LyssewskiDörte LyssewskiOlgaInga BuschInga BuschAmalia
Norbert SchwientekBürgelHans DiehlHans DiehlErlangerBirgit LinauerBirgit LinauerPepiBranko SamarovskiBranko SamarovskiHerrenhofwirtOrtrud BeginnenOrtrud BeginnenBrückenwirtin
Otto GrünmandlBrückenwirtJohannes SilberschneiderJohannes SilberschneiderLehrerPaulus MankerPaulus MankerMomusMartin BrambachMartin BrambachSchwarzerWolfram BergerWolfram BergerGerstäcker

Storyline

When land surveyor K 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.

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Info

Original title
Das Schloß
Status
Released
Released
6 September 1997
Runtime
2h 3m
TMDB score
6.1 / 10 (70 votes)

Production

Director
Michael Haneke
Writers
Michael Haneke, Franz Kafka
Studios
ARTE, Wega Film, BR
Countries
Germany, Austria, France

Languages

Original
German
Spoken
German