The Castle (1968 film)

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The Castle
Directed by	Rudolf Noelte
Written by	Franz Kafka Rudolf Noelte Maximilian Schell
Produced by	Rudolf Noelte Maximilian Schell
Starring	Maximilian Schell
Cinematography	Wolfgang Treu
Edited by	Dagmar Hirtz
Release date	1968 (1968)
Running time	88 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

The Castle (German: Das Schloß) is a 1968 West German film directed by Rudolf Noelte and starring Maximilian Schell, Cordula Trantow, Trudik Daniel and Helmut Qualtinger. It is based on the 1926 eponymous novel by Franz Kafka. It was chosen as West Germany's official submission to the 44th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, but did not manage to receive a nomination. It was also listed to compete at the 1968 Cannes Film Festival, but the festival was cancelled due to the events of May 1968 in France.

Cast

• Maximilian Schell – 'K'
• Cordula Trantow – Frieda
• Trudik Daniel – Innkeeper's Wife
• Friedrich Maurer – Mayor
• Helmut Qualtinger – Burgel
• Else Ehser – Mizzi
• E. O. Fuhrmann – Momus
• Karl Hellmer – Schoolmaster
• Benno Hoffmann – Uniformed Man
• Hanns Ernst Jäger – Landlord
• Iva Janzurová – Olga
• Georg Lehn – Barnabas
• Leo Mally – Gerstäcker
• Franz Misar – Arthur
• Johann Misar – Jeremiah
• Armand Ozory – Erlanger
• Hans Pössenbacher – Innkeeper
• Martha Wallner – Amalia

See also

• List of submissions to the 44th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of German submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

External links

• The Castle at IMDb
• The Castle at Filmportal.de