The Castle
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Rudolf Noelte
Maximilian Schell
Cordula Trantow
Trudik Daniel
Helmut Qualtinger
Franz Misar
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
K., a land surveyor, is summoned to an unnamed village by unseen authorities who rule from an oppressive Castle on a nearby hill. Although supposedly called to practice his profession, he is told that there is no work for him; and the villagers regard him with open fear and mistrust. Confused, K. tries to establish contact with the Castle, but each attempt is met with a new barrier as the innkeeper, the innkeeper's wife, the mayor, and the peasants all stand firm in their resolve that K. shall not contact the Castle. He is unable even to obtain an explanation as to why he should be barred, and his resolve to confront the hierarchy soon becomes an obsession. The only person who offers friendship is the local barmaid, Frieda. She, too, turns against him when she realizes that he makes use of anyone, including the woman he loves, to gain admittance to the Castle. Eventually, K. nearly succeeds in meeting one of the visiting secretaries from the Castle. At the last minute, however, the coach carrying the official heads back to the Castle. Denounced and humiliated, K. races after the rapidly departing coach. [When first shown at the 1968 Venice Film Festival, the film ended with the death of K.]
Director
Rudolf Noelte
Cast
Maximilian Schell
Cordula Trantow
Trudik Daniel
Helmut Qualtinger
Franz Misar
Johann Misar
Hanns Ernst Jager
Friedrich Maurer
Else Ehser
Iva Janzurova
Martha Wallner
Georg Lehn
Karl Hellmer
Ilse Kunkele
Benno Hoffmann
E. O. Fuhrmann
Leo Mally
Hans Possenbacher
Armand Ozory
Crew
Helmut Bauer
Barbara Bilabel
Oskar Haarbrandt
Josef Hadrawa
Dagmar Hirtz
Evelynne Maino
Rudolf Noelte
Peter Pauker
Ilona Perl
Herta Pischinger
Otto Pischinger
Maximilian Schell
Herbert Trantow
Wolfgang Treu
Herman G. Weinberg
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Notes
Filmed in Austria in 1968 as Das Schloss. Music credited by German source only.
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States March 9, 1969
Released in United States May 4, 1988
Released in United States on Video May 4, 1988
Released in United States Spring March 9, 1969
color
dialogue German
subtitled
Released in United States March 9, 1969 (New York City)
Released in United States Spring March 9, 1969
Released in United States May 4, 1988
Released in United States on Video May 4, 1988
