The Trial
“The Most Remarkable Motion Picture Ever Made!”
Arrested for an unnamed crime, Josef K. is trapped in a surreal bureaucratic maze where justice is unknowable and guilt is assumed.
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Cast
23 people
Anthony Perkins
Josef K.
Known for
Psycho
The Black Hole
Romy Schneider
Leni
Known for
Sissi
The Swimming Pool
Orson Welles
Albert Hastler
Known for
Citizen Kane
Touch of Evil
Akim Tamiroff
Bloch
Known for
Touch of Evil
Alphaville
Jeanne Moreau
Marika Burstner
Known for
Jules and Jim
Elevator to the Gallows
Elsa Martinelli
Hilda
Known for
Hatari!
The 10th Victim
Suzanne Flon
Miss Pittl
Known for
The Train
One Deadly Summer
Madeleine Robinson
Mrs. Grubach
Known for
The Gentleman from Epsom
Camille Claudel
Max Haufler
Uncle Max
Known for
Morituri
Max Buchsbaum
Examining Magistrate
Also in
Black Gravel
Blood Link
Arnoldo Foà
Inspector A
Known for
7 and 8
Asini
Jess Hahn
Assistant Inspector #2
Known for
Cartouche
Sign of the Lion
Orson Welles Director · Franz Kafka Author Jean Ledrut Composer
Worldwide gross $94K · Budget $1.3M · United States release February 20, 1963
Box office
Budget
$1,300,000
Worldwide gross
$94,243
Gross vs. budget
0.1×
Production
Hisa-Film
Production
Paris-Europa Productions
Production
Finanziaria Cinematografica Italiana (FICIT)
Production
France · Germany · Italy
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Le Procès
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Italy · August 25, 1962
Theatrical · Venice Film Festival
United States · February 20, 1963
Theatrical
United States · September 19, 2023
Physical · restored version, DVD and Blu-Ray premiere
Argentina
March 22, 1963 · Theatrical · Mar del Plata Film Festival
April 4, 1963 · Theatrical
Australia
May 27, 1965 · Theatrical
May 25, 1993 · Theatrical · Adelaide Film Festival
Belgium
November 1, 1963 · Theatrical
Canada
May 22, 2012 · Physical · DVD premiere
Chile
July 12, 2016 · Limited theatrical · re-release
Denmark
September 5, 1963 · Theatrical
Finland
November 1, 1963 · Theatrical
France
December 22, 1962 · Theatrical
May 27, 2003 · Physical · DVD
October 12, 2011 · Theatrical · re-release
October 23, 2012 · Physical · Blu-Ray
October 1, 2020 · Digital · VOD
March 16, 2022 · Digital · Netflix
May 25, 2022 · Theatrical · Cannes Film Festival
Germany
April 2, 1963 · Theatrical
April 20, 1966 · TV
Greece
October 18, 2007 · Theatrical · Panorama of European Cinema
September 18, 2011 · Theatrical · Athens Film Festival
July 10, 2020 · Theatrical · re-release
Hong Kong SAR China
June 1, 2007 · Theatrical
Italy
September 7, 1963 · Theatrical
July 21, 2021 · Theatrical · Il Cinema Ritrovato, restored version
Japan
January 28, 1964 · Theatrical
September 25, 2026 · Theatrical
Mexico
June 15, 1972 · Theatrical
Netherlands
May 23, 1963 · Theatrical
January 21, 1993 · Theatrical · re-release
April 11, 2005 · Physical · DVD
Peru
February 1, 1964 · Theatrical
Poland
October 28, 2016 · Theatrical · American Film Festival
October 28, 2016 · Digital
Portugal
November 10, 1970 · Theatrical
February 3, 1971 · Theatrical · Porto
November 19, 1978 · Theatrical · Barcelos
Spain
April 28, 1963 · Theatrical · Valladolid Film Festival
April 29, 1963 · Theatrical · Barcelona
May 8, 1963 · Theatrical
Sweden
November 4, 1963 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
November 14, 1963 · Theatrical
Uruguay
June 17, 1963 · Theatrical
Vietnam
April 10, 2018 · Theatrical · Kafka Festival
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