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Orson Welles traps Anthony Perkins in a bureaucratic nightmare where guilt is the only certainty.

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Overview

Drama Mystery Crime

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

Content warning

based on novel or book interrogation painter as artist surrealism paranoia dystopia anxious church court ambiguous+5 more

the absurdity of institutional powerguilt without accusationthe incomprehensibility of modern systemsKafkaesque alienation

Standout Aspects

Direction

Welles' towering angles make ceilings crush souls.

Cinematography

Black-and-white labyrinth of infinite corridors and shadows.

Acting

Perkins' twitchy anxiety was born for Kafka.

Best for:Solo·Rewatch

Director

Orson Welles

ReleasedAug 25, 1962

Runtime1h 59m

StatusReleased

Vibe

Paceslow

Intensitymedium

Tonedark

Feelheavy

Budget$1.3M·Revenue$94.2K

Hisa-Film

Paris-Europa Productions

Top Cast

Anthony Perkins

Josef K.

Jeanne Moreau

Marika Burstner

Romy Schneider

Leni

Orson Welles

Albert Hastler

Akim Tamiroff

Bloch

Elsa Martinelli

Hilda

Suzanne Flon

Miss Pittl

Madeleine Robinson

Mrs. Grubach

Max Haufler

Uncle Max

Arnoldo Foà

Inspector A

Jess Hahn

Assistant Inspector #2

Billy Kearns

Assistant Inspector #1

Maurice Teynac

Deputy Manager

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