The Trial
1962 · Movie · NR · 119 min · ★ 7.4 · 80% critics
An ordinary office worker wakes to find authorities in his room, placing him under arrest without ever explaining the charge. Still allowed to move about, he’s pulled into a maze of hearings, officials, and unsettling encounters as he tries to understand the rules of a system that seems designed to keep him off balance.
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Details
- Original title
- Le Procès
- Years
- 1962
- Release date
- 1962-08-25
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 119 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 80/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.4/10 (558 votes)
- Box office
- $998,779
- Budget
- $1,300,000
About
If you enjoy Kafka-like, anxiety-soaked mysteries with dream logic and a crushing sense of bureaucracy, this is a memorable watch, especially if you like Twin Peaks or Alphaville; Not for you if you need clear answers and straightforward storytelling.
Pros: nightmarish, surreal atmosphere; gripping paranoia; strong lead performance | Cons: confusing dream logic; bleak, depressing mood; meandering, unresolved feel
Themes
- bureaucracy
- based on novel or book
- court
- society
- sexuality
- paranoia
- dystopia
- fascism
- surreal
- surrealism
- trial
- confusion
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Cast & crew
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
Suzanne Flon
as Miss Pittl
Madeleine Robinson
as Mrs. Grubach
Max Haufler
as Uncle Max
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Max Buchsbaum
as Examining Magistrate
Directed by Orson Welles