The Castle (1968)

Original title

Das Schloß

Directed by

Rudolf Noelte

Genre

drama film

Country

Germany

Runtime

1h 28m

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A land surveyor arrives at a village where he is told he has been hired to work at the local castle. He struggles to get permission to enter the castle and communicate with its authorities.

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What happens

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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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