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The Trial · LeviOsa

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1962·NR

The Most Remarkable Motion Picture Ever Made!

CrimeDramaMystery1h 59m

🍅84%

🍅

84%

Tomatometer

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87%

Popcornmeter

7.4

TMDB

Storyline

Arrested for an unnamed crime, Josef K. is trapped in a surreal bureaucratic maze where justice is unknowable and guilt is assumed.

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Joe Dante on The Trial

Joe Dante on The Trial

The Trial (1962) Trailer

The Trial (1962) Trailer

Details

DirectorOrson Welles

ReleasedAug 25, 1962

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

$1.3M

Revenue

$94.2K

Parental guideNRUS

Studios

Hisa-FilmParis-Europa ProductionsFinanziaria Cinematografica Italiana (FICIT)

Cast

Anthony Perkins

Anthony Perkins

Josef K.

Romy Schneider

Romy Schneider

Leni

Orson Welles

Orson Welles

Albert Hastler

Akim Tamiroff

Akim Tamiroff

Bloch

Jeanne Moreau

Jeanne Moreau

Marika Burstner

Elsa Martinelli

Elsa Martinelli

Hilda

Suzanne Flon

Suzanne Flon

Miss Pittl

Madeleine Robinson

Madeleine Robinson

Mrs. Grubach

Max Haufler

Max Haufler

Uncle Max

Max Buchsbaum

Examining Magistrate

Arnoldo Foà

Arnoldo Foà

Inspector A

Jess Hahn

Jess Hahn

Assistant Inspector #2

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Reviews

10 reviews · 7 critics · 2 fans

8 fresh · 1 rotten

Critics consensus

“Orson Welles may take big liberties in his adaptation of The Trial , but the auteur constructs an absurd nightmare that is unmistakably Kafkaesque -- grounded by an excellent Anthony Perkins as the befuddled Josef K.”

84% TomatometerRotten Tomatoes

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Chuck Bowen

RTSlant MagazineSep 20, 2023

Unsurprisingly, Orson Welles doesn’t efface his artistic personality for The Trial.

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Michael Phillips

RTChicago TribuneMar 10, 2023

[A] singular two-hour experience, as dynamic and strange as anything Welles made.

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Kevin Maher

RTThe Times (UK)Nov 18, 2022

[A] fearless Kafka adaptation...

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Jeff Beck

RTThe Blu SpotSep 18, 2023

What we basically end up with is an intriguing road to nowhere, one that has some interesting sights to see along the way, but which needed a little more substance to help make the journey worth it.

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Information

Title

The Trial

Released

Aug 25, 1962

Rated

NR

Region of Origin

France, Germany

Original Audio

English

Runtime

1h 59m

Status

Released

Studios

Hisa-Film, Paris-Europa Productions

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