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.[1][2] It was also listed to compete at the 1968 Cannes Film Festival,[3] but the festival was cancelled due to the events of May 1968 in France.
| The Castle | |
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| Directed by | Rudolf Noelte |
| Screenplay by | Rudolf Noelte Maximilian Schell |
| Based on | The Castle by Franz Kafka |
| Produced by | Rudolf Noelte Maximilian Schell |
| Starring | Maximilian Schell |
| Cinematography | Wolfgang Treu |
| Edited by | Dagmar Hirtz |
| Music by | Herbert Trantow |
Production companies | Alfa Film Rudolf Noelte Filmproduktion |
| Distributed by | Cinema Service International Filmverleih |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | West Germany |
| Language | German |
The film's sets were designed by the art director Hertha Hareiter.
Cast
edit- Maximilian Schell as 'K'
- Cordula Trantow as Frieda
- Trudik Daniel as Innkeeper's Wife
- Friedrich Maurer as Mayor
- Helmut Qualtinger as Burgel
- Else Ehser as Mizzi
- E. O. Fuhrmann as Momus
- Karl Hellmer as Schoolmaster
- Benno Hoffmann as Uniformed Man
- Hanns Ernst Jäger as Landlord
- Iva Janžurová as Olga
- Georg Lehn as Barnabas
- Leo Mally as Gerstäcker
- Franz Misar as Arthur
- Johann Misar as Jeremiah
- Armand Ozory as Erlanger
- Hans Pössenbacher as Innkeeper
- Martha Wallner as Amalia
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ H. G. Pflaum. "On the history of the German candidates for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film". German Films. Archived from the original on 2007-08-13. Retrieved 2008-08-27.
- ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: The Castle". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-04-04.
External links
edit- The Castle at IMDb
- The Castle at Filmportal.de
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