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25/08/1962 Crime, Drama, Mystery 1h 59m
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Overview

Arrested for an unnamed crime, Josef K. is trapped in a surreal bureaucratic maze where justice is unknowable and guilt is assumed.

  1. Orson Welles

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Anthony Perkins

    Josef K.

  2. Romy Schneider

    Leni

  3. Orson Welles

    Albert Hastler

  4. Akim Tamiroff

    Bloch

  5. Jeanne Moreau

    Marika Burstner

  6. Elsa Martinelli

    Hilda

  7. Suzanne Flon

    Miss Pittl

  8. Madeleine Robinson

    Mrs. Grubach

  9. Max Haufler

    Uncle Max

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-11-06
There is something really quite terrifying about the scenario in which "Josef K" (a career-best performance from Anthony Perkins, I think) finds himself in this rather sinister thriller. He is awakened one morning to find the police in his bedroom. He is arrested and told he is to stand trial. For what, you might think? Well, that's what he wonders too - and every effort he makes to establish just what he is supposed to have done fails to deliver. His detention is hardly traditional either. He is largely free to come and go as he pleases, provided always that he is available to attend his ques...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$1,300,000.00

Revenue
$94,243.00

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