The Castle (1968)
1h 33m
Running Time
August 30, 1968Release Date
Plot.
A man comes to a small village to begin his new job as an attendant at the nearby castle. But everybody in the village claims that he surely must be mistaken, there is no need for an attendant at the castle.
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Cast & Crew.
Maximilian Schell
'K'
Helmut Qualtinger
Bürgel
Cordula Trantow
Frieda
Else Ehser
Mizzi
Trudik Daniel
Innkeeper's Wife
Karl Hellmer
Lehrer
Friedrich Maurer
Mayor
Benno Hoffmann
Schwarzer
Details.
Release DateAugust 30, 1968
Original NameDas Schloß
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 33m
Genres
Wiki.
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. The film won two German Film Awards. 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.
The film's sets were designed by the art director Hertha Hareiter.