Anthony Perkins
Josef K.
Jeanne Moreau
Marika Burstner
Romy Schneider
Leni
Akim Tamiroff
Bloch
Elsa Martinelli
Hilda
Suzanne Flon
Miss Pittl
Madeleine Robinson
Mrs. Grubach
Max Haufler
Uncle MaxMax Buchsbaum
Examining Magistrate
Arnoldo Foà
Inspector A
Jess Hahn
Assistant Inspector #2
Billy Kearns
Assistant Inspector #1
Maurice Teynac
Deputy ManagerNaydra Shore
Irmie
Raoul Delfosse
Policeman
Jean-Claude Rémoleux
Policeman
Carl Studer
Man In Leather
Fernand Ledoux
Chief Clerk of the Law Court
Thomas Holtzmann
Bert the Law Student
Wolfgang Reichmann
Courtroom Guard
Michael Lonsdale
Priest
Peter Sallis
Uncle Max (uncredited)
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Reviews
The Trial: Welles's Brilliant Exposition of Guiltless Guilt Orson Welles's "The Trial" exists in a lineage of dystopian narratives that includes Kafka's original text of the same name, George Orwell's "1984", and Terry Gilliam's "Brazil" film - all works that explore bureaucratic dehumanization and the absurdity of institutional power. If the first layer of the film reveals bureaucratic absu
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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