The Castle

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The Castle

1997

2h 3m

6.1(69 votes)

Drama

Mystery

Overview

When land surveyor K arrives at a small village that houses a castle, local authorities refuse to allow him to enter. As he tries to convince the officials that they sent for him, they clamp down with increasingly complicated bureaucratic obstacles.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Ulrich Mühe

Susanne Lothar

Frieda

Frank Giering

Artur

Felix Eitner

Jeremias

Nikolaus Paryla

Vorsteher

André Eisermann

Barnabas

Dörte Lyssewski

Olga

Inga Busch

Amalia

Norbert Schwientek

Bürgel

Hans Diehl

Erlanger

Creative team

Directed by: Michael Haneke
Written by: Michael Haneke
Produced by: Christina Undritz
Veit Heiduschka

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