The Castle (1997 Austrian film)

The Castle
Das Schloß
Based onDas Schloss
by Franz Kafka
Written byMichael Haneke
Directed byMichael Haneke
StarringUlrich Mühe
Susanne Lothar
Country of originAustria
Original languageGerman
Production
ProducersVeit Heiduschka
Christina Undritz
CinematographyJirí Stibr
EditorAndreas Prochaska
Running time123 minutes
Original release
Release1997 (1997)

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 United States, but first shown on television in Austria.

Plot

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When 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

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Das Schloß was filmed in Styria.[1]

The film premiered at the 47th Berlin International Film Festival in February 1997.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Das Schloß | filmportal.de".
  2. ^ "Das Schloß | filmportal.de".
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