The Castle
6.5
When land surveyor K 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.
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Cast
18 people
Ulrich Mühe
K
Known for
The Lives of Others
Funny Games
Susanne Lothar
Frieda
Known for
Funny Games
The Piano Teacher
Frank Giering
Artur
Known for
Funny Games
Gigantic
Felix Eitner
Jeremias
Known for
13 Minutes
The Tunnel
Nikolaus Paryla
Vorsteher
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Wer's glaubt wird selig
Kronprinz Rudolf
André Eisermann
Barnabas
Known for
Isi & Ossi
Go Trabi Go
Dörte Lyssewski
Olga
Known for
Queen Margot
Inga Busch
Amalia
Known for
Palermo Shooting
I'm Your Man
Norbert Schwientek
Bürgel
Known for
Vitus
Hans Diehl
Erlanger
Known for
Dark
Birgit Linauer
Pepi
Also in
King of Stonks
Schlosshotel Orth
Branko Samarovski
Herrenhofwirt
Known for
Perfume
North Face
Michael Haneke Director · Franz Kafka Author Jiří Štíbr Cinematographer
United States release October 1, 1998 · Produced in Germany, Austria, France · Production Wega Film, BR
Production
ARTE
Production
Wega Film
Production
BR
Production
ORF
Production
OFI
Production
Film Fonds Wien
Production
16/9 Action Plan of the European Union
Production
Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR)
Production
Germany · Austria · France
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Languages
Original title
Das Schloß
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · February 15, 1997
Premiere · Source: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120075/releaseinfo?ref_=tt_dt_rdat (Berlin International Film Festival)
United States · October 1, 1998
Theatrical
Canada
September 6, 1997 · Theatrical
Japan
June 24, 2001 · Digital
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