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The Castle

Original title: Das Schloß
  • 19681968
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
266
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The Castle (1968)
DramaMystery
A man comes to a small village to begin his new job as an attendant at the nearby castle. But everybody in the village claims that he surely must be mistaken, there is no need for an attenda... Read allA man comes to a small village to begin his new job as an attendant at the nearby castle. But everybody in the village claims that he surely must be mistaken, there is no need for an attendant at the castle.A man comes to a small village to begin his new job as an attendant at the nearby castle. But everybody in the village claims that he surely must be mistaken, there is no need for an attendant at the castle.
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
266
YOUR RATING
    • Rudolf Noelte
    • Franz Kafka(novel "Das Schloß")
    • Rudolf Noelte
    • Maximilian Schell
  • Stars
    • Maximilian Schell
    • Cordula Trantow
    • Trudik Daniel
    • Rudolf Noelte
    • Franz Kafka(novel "Das Schloß")
    • Rudolf Noelte
    • Maximilian Schell
  • Stars
    • Maximilian Schell
    • Cordula Trantow
    • Trudik Daniel
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 10User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
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    Maximilian Schell and Cordula Trantow in The Castle (1968)
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    Maximilian Schell, Franz Misar, and Johann Misar in The Castle (1968)
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    Maximilian Schell and Georg Lehn in The Castle (1968)
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    Maximilian Schell
    Maximilian Schell
    • 'K'
    Cordula Trantow
    Cordula Trantow
    • Frieda
    Trudik Daniel
    • Innkeeper's Wife
    Friedrich Maurer
    • Mayor
    Helmut Qualtinger
    Helmut Qualtinger
    • Burgel
    Else Ehser
    • Mizzi
    Iva Janzurová
    Iva Janzurová
    • Olga
    • (as Iva Janzurova)
    Martha Wallner
    • Amalia
    Ilse Künkele
    Karl Hellmer
    • Schoolmaster
    Georg Lehn
    • Barnabas
    Hanns Ernst Jäger
    • Landlord
    Benno Hoffmann
    • Uniformed Man
    Hans Pössenbacher
    • Innkeeper
    Franz Misar
    • Arthur
    Johann Misar
    • Jeremiah
    E.O. Fuhrmann
    • Momus
    Leo Mally
    • Gerstäcker
      • Rudolf Noelte
      • Franz Kafka(novel "Das Schloß")
      • Rudolf Noelte
      • Maximilian Schell
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    • Trivia
      In Mystery Science Theater 3000, this is Crow.T Robot's favorite movie.
    • Alternate versions
      Original release had K die at end, later releases altered this.
    • Connections
      Featured in Österreich - Unser Jahrhundert: Große Kunst im kleinen Land (1999)

    User reviews10

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    3/10
    A film that never starts
    It doesn't work. No. It definitely doesn't work as a film. It's pointless. I feel pretty messed around right now. Maximilian Schell did well. But that's it. There were two nice scenes. But that's it.

    The film is creating its own reality just to deliver the right message. If you want to tell a story that delivers these messages it tries to deliver...then tell a better one!

    The film is quite terrible. It never really starts and it's over before it comes to any relevant point. I didn't like it. Just watch it if you're really into Franz Kafka's story.

    3/10 because it tries to deliver a great message but fails miserably.
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    • Oct 20, 2004

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    • Release date
      • August 31, 1971 (West Germany)
      • West Germany
      • German
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    • Filming locations
      • Schloß Bertholstein, Steiermark, Austria
    • Production companies
      • Alfa Film
      • Rudolf Noelte Filmproduktion
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 33 minutes
      • Mono

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