The Castle (1997)
Overview
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | de |
| Popularity | 6.306 |
Directed By
Michael Haneke
Crew
Michael Haneke
Michael Haneke
Franz Kafka
Christina Undritz
Veit Heiduschka
Andreas Prochaska
Christoph Kanter
Jiří Štíbr
Lisy Christl
Marc Parisotto
Michael Katz
TOP CAST
Susanne Lothar
Frieda
Frank Giering
Artur
Felix Eitner
Jeremias
Nikolaus Paryla
Vorsteher
André Eisermann
Barnabas
Dörte Lyssewski
Olga
Inga Busch
Amalia
Norbert Schwientek
Bürgel
Hans Diehl
Erlanger
Birgit Linauer
Pepi
Branko Samarovski
Herrenhofwirt
Ortrud Beginnen
Brückenwirtin
Otto Grünmandl
Brückenwirt
Johannes Silberschneider
Lehrer
Paulus Manker
Momus
Martin Brambach
Schwarzer
Wolfram Berger
Gerstäcker
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