The Castle (1997 Austrian film)

For other uses, see The Castle (disambiguation).

Das Schloß

Directed by	Michael Haneke
Produced by	Veit Heiduschka Christina Undritz
Written by	Michael Haneke Franz Kafka (novel)
Based on	Das Schloss by Franz Kafka
Starring	Ulrich Mühe
Cinematography	Jirí Stibr
Edited by	Andreas Prochaska
Release dates	February 1997 (Berlin International Film Festival) October 1998 (USA)
Running time	123 minutes
Country	Germany/Austria
Language	German

The Castle (German: Das Schloß) is a 1997 film by Austrian director Michael Haneke. It is an adaptation of Franz Kafka's absurdist novel released theatrically in Germany, The Czech Republic, Japan, Canada, and the USA and on television in Austria.

Plot

When land surveyor K. (Ulrich Mühe) 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.

References

The Castle at the Internet Movie Database

Films directed by Michael Haneke

Feature films	The Seventh Continent Benny's Video 71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance Funny Games (1997) Code Unknown: Incomplete Tales of Several Journeys The Piano Teacher Time of the Wolf Caché Funny Games (2007) The White Ribbon Amour Happy End

Television	The Castle

Short films	Lumière and Company (segment "Michael Haneke/Vienne")

Related	Michael H – Profession: Director

Adaptations of works by Franz Kafka

Films	The Trial (1962) The Castle (1968) The Penal Colony (1970) Klassenverhältnisse (1984) Kafka (1991) The Trial (1993) Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life (1993) The Castle (1994) The Castle (1997) K (2002) Metamorphosis (2012)

Literature	Kafka Americana

Comics	Give It Up! The Metamorphosis Introducing Kafka

Authority control	GND: 7528384-0

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