The Trial (1962)
The Trial (1962)
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Anthony Perkins
Josef K.
Arnoldo Foà
Inspector A
Romy Schneider
Leni
Jess Hahn
Second Assistant Inspector
Billy Kearns
First Assistant Inspector
Akim Tamiroff
Bloch
Madeleine Robinson
Mrs. Grubach
Elsa Martinelli
Hilda
Jeanne Moreau
Marika Burstner
Maurice Teynac
Deputy Manager
Max Haufler
Uncle Max
Naydra Shore
Irmie
Suzanne Flon
Miss Pittl
Max Buchsbaum
Examining Magistrate
Raoul Delfosse
Policeman
Orson Welles
Director
Pierre Cholot
Writer
Franz Kafka
Writer
Alexander Salkind
Producer
Jean-Claude Rémoleux
Policeman
Michael Salkind
Producer
Carl Studer
Man In Leather
Jean Ledrut
Composer
Fernand Ledoux
Chief Clerk of the Law Court
Edmond Richard
Cinematographer
Thomas Holtzmann
Bert the Law Student
Yvonne Martin
Editor
Frederick Muller
Editor
Wolfgang Reichmann
Courtroom Guard
William Chappell
Titorelli
Michael Lonsdale
Priest
Robert Fraisse
Second Assistant Camera
Jean Mandaroux
Production Design
Jacques Lebreton
Sound Mixer
Roberto Perpignani
Assistant Editor
Guy Villette
Sound
Marc Maurette
Assistant Director
Paul Laffargue
Production Director
Urbain Loiseau
Sound Assistant
Gérard Pollicand
Associate Editor
Alexandre Alexeieff
Animation
Denise Baby
Special Effects
Paul Seban
Assistant Director
Roger Corbeau
Still Photographer
Max Dulac
Assistant Camera
Julien Coutelier
Sound
Guy Maillet
Boom Operator
Robert Florat
Production Manager
Adolphe Charlet
Camera Operator
Louis Dor
Makeup Artist
Helen Thibault
Costume Design
Sophie Becker
Assistant Director
Emile Blondé
Assistant Unit Manager
Philippe Dubail
Assistant Unit Manager
Jacques Pignier
Unit Manager
Guy Maugin
Location Manager
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 21, 1962
Original NameLe Procès
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 59m
Budget$1,300,000
Filming LocationsCroatia · Paris, France
Genres
Wiki.
The Trial (French: Le Procès) is a 1962 drama film written and directed by Orson Welles, based on the 1925 posthumously published novel of the same name by Franz Kafka. Welles stated immediately after completing the film: "The Trial is the best film I have ever made". The film begins with Welles narrating Kafka's parable "Before the Law" to pinscreen scenes created by the artists Alexandre Alexeieff and Claire Parker.
Anthony Perkins stars as Josef K., a bureaucrat who is accused of a never-specified crime, and Jeanne Moreau, Romy Schneider and Elsa Martinelli play women who become involved in various ways in Josef's trial and life. Welles plays the Advocate, Josef's lawyer and the film's principal antagonist.
The Trial has grown in reputation over the years, and some critics, including Roger Ebert, have called it a masterpiece. It is often praised for its scenic design and cinematography, the latter of which includes disorienting camera angles and unconventional use of focus.