The Trial

Based On the book by Franz Kafka

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.

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Release date:

December 22, 1962

Director:

Orson Welles

Cast:

Anthony Perkins, Jeanne Moreau, Romy Schneider, Akim Tamiroff, Elsa Martinelli

Genre:

Dystopian, Trial

Country:

France, Italy, West Germany

Language:

English

Year page:

1962 in adaptations