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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.
Das Schloß | |
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Directed by | Michael Haneke |
Written by | Michael Haneke Franz Kafka (novel) |
Based on | Das Schloss by Franz Kafka |
Produced by | Veit Heiduschka Christina Undritz |
Starring | Ulrich Mühe Susanne Lothar |
Cinematography | Jirí Stibr |
Edited by | Andreas Prochaska |
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Running time | 123 minutes |
Country | Austria |
Language | German |
Plot
editWhen land surveyor K. (Ulrich Mühe) 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.
Production and release
editDas Schloß was filmed in Styria.[1]
The film premiered at the 47th Berlin International Film Festival in February 1997.[2]
References
editExternal links
edit- The Castle at IMDb