Das Schloss (1968)
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The Castle (Das Schloss) is as good an adaptation of the inscrutable Franz Kafka as any. Maximillian Schell plays Kafka's ubiquitous protagonist "K", a surveyor who is hired by the residents of a remote castle. Once he arrives within the domain of the castle's owners, K finds there is no work for him. His efforts to contact those inside the castle are thwarted by the mysteriously obstructive villagers. In keeping with the fact that the novel was unfinished, the film has been released with two different endings: non-adherents of Kafka might argue that it could use two different beginnings and middles as well. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Maximilian Schell - K
- Trudik Daniel - Innkeeper's Wife
- Franz Misar - Arthur
- Hanns Ernst Jager - Landlord
- Iva Janzurová - Olga
- Benno Hoffmann - Uniformed Man
- Georg Lehn - Barnabas
- Cordula Trantow - Frieda
- Helmut Qualtinger - Burgel
- Johann Misar - Jeremiah
- Friedrich Maurer - Mayor
- Else Ehser - Mizzi
- Karl Hellmer - Schoolmaster
- Director(s):
- Rudolf Noelte
- Writer(s):
- Rudolf Noelte
- Producer(s):
- Rudolf Noelte, Maximilian Schell
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