The Trial (1962)
The Trial (1962)
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Cast & Crew.
Anthony Perkins
Josef K.
Romy Schneider
Leni
Arnoldo Foà
Inspector A
Jess Hahn
Second Assistant Inspector
Akim Tamiroff
Bloch
Billy Kearns
First Assistant Inspector
Elsa Martinelli
Hilda
Madeleine Robinson
Mrs. Grubach
Jeanne Moreau
Marika Burstner
Maurice Teynac
Deputy Manager
Max Haufler
Uncle Max
Naydra Shore
Irmie
Suzanne Flon
Miss Pittl
Max Buchsbaum
Examining Magistrate
Raoul Delfosse
Policeman
Orson Welles
Director
Pierre Cholot
Writer
Franz Kafka
Writer
Alexander Salkind
Producer
Jean Ledrut
Composer
Jean-Claude Rémoleux
Policeman
Edmond Richard
Cinematographer
Carl Studer
Man In Leather
Yvonne Martin
Editor
Fernand Ledoux
Chief Clerk of the Law Court
Thomas Holtzmann
Bert the Law Student
Frederick Muller
Editor
Wolfgang Reichmann
Courtroom Guard
William Chappell
Titorelli
Michael Lonsdale
Priest
Peter Sallis
Uncle Max (uncredited)
Jean Mandaroux
Production Design
Alexandre Alexeieff
Animation
Guy Maillet
Boom Operator
Michael Salkind
Producer
Louis Dor
Makeup Artist
Jacques Lebreton
Sound Mixer
Guy Villette
Sound
Robert Florat
Production Manager
Helen Thibault
Costume Design
Marc Maurette
Assistant Director
Sophie Becker
Assistant Director
Paul Seban
Assistant Director
Paul Laffargue
Production Director
Emile Blondé
Assistant Unit Manager
Philippe Dubail
Assistant Unit Manager
Jacques Pignier
Unit Manager
Julien Coutelier
Sound
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 21, 1962
Original NameLe Procès
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 59m
Content RatingPG
Budget$1,300,000
Filming LocationsParis, France · Croatia
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The Trial (French: Le Procès) is a 1962 drama film written and directed by Orson Welles, based on the 1925 posthumously published novel of the same name by Franz Kafka. Welles stated immediately after completing the film: "The Trial is the best film I have ever made". The film begins with Welles narrating Kafka's parable "Before the Law" to pinscreen scenes created by the artists Alexandre Alexeieff and Claire Parker.
Anthony Perkins stars as Josef K., a bureaucrat who is accused of a never-specified crime, and Jeanne Moreau, Romy Schneider and Elsa Martinelli play women who become involved in various ways in Josef's trial and life. Welles plays the Advocate, Josef's lawyer and the film's principal antagonist.
The Trial has grown in reputation over the years, and some critics, including Roger Ebert, have called it a masterpiece. It is often praised for its scenic design and cinematography, the latter of which includes disorienting camera angles and unconventional use of focus.