The Trial

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1963-03-30

Languages:

English

Countries:

France, West Germany, Italy

Runtime:

119 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.9 (12549 Reviews)

Director:

Orson Welles

Genres:

Drama Mystery Thriller

Cast:

Anthony Perkins Arnoldo Foè Jess Hahn Billy Kearns

Writer:

Pierre Cholot (adaptation)

Franz Kafka (based on the novel by)

Orson Welles

Fullplot:

Josef K wakes up in the morning and finds the police in his room. They tell him that he is on trial but nobody tells him what he is accused of. In order to find out about the reason of this accusation and to protest his innocence, he tries to look behind the facade of the judicial system. But since this remains fruitless, there seems to be no chance for him to escape from this Kafkaesque nightmare.

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