The Trial

Synopsis

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

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Cast

Anthony Perkins

Josef K.

Romy Schneider

Leni

Orson Welles

Albert Hastler

Akim Tamiroff

Bloch

Jeanne Moreau

Marika Burstner

Elsa Martinelli

Hilda

Suzanne Flon

Miss Pittl

Madeleine Robinson

Mrs. Grubach

Max Haufler

Uncle Max

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Max Buchsbaum

Examining Magistrate

Arnoldo Foà

Inspector A

Jess Hahn

Assistant Inspector #2

Billy Kearns

Assistant Inspector #1

Maurice Teynac

Deputy Manager

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Naydra Shore

Irmie

Raoul Delfosse

Policeman

Jean-Claude Rémoleux

Policeman

Carl Studer

Man In Leather

Fernand Ledoux

Chief Clerk of the Law Court

Thomas Holtzmann

Bert the Law Student

Crew

Art

• Jean Mandaroux Production Design

Camera

• Edmond Richard Director of Photography
• Roger Corbeau Still Photographer
• Max Dulac Assistant Camera
• Robert Fraisse Second Assistant Camera
• Adolphe Charlet Camera Operator

Costume & Make-Up

• Louis Dor Makeup Artist
• Helen Thibault Costume Design

Crew

• Denise Baby Special Effects

Directing

• Orson Welles Director
• Paul Seban Assistant Director
• Marc Maurette Assistant Director
• Sophie Becker Assistant Director

Editing

• Yvonne Martin Editor
• Frederick Muller Editor
• Roberto Perpignani Assistant Editor
• Gérard Pollicand Associate Editor
• Orson Welles Editor

Production

• Alexander Salkind Producer
• Michael Salkind Producer
• Robert Florat Production Manager
• Emile Blondé Assistant Unit Manager
• Philippe Dubail Assistant Unit Manager
• Guy Maugin Location Manager
• Paul Laffargue Production Director
• Jacques Pignier Unit Manager

Sound

• Jean Ledrut Original Music Composer
• Guy Maillet Boom Operator
• Guy Villette Sound
• Jacques Lebreton Sound Mixer
• Julien Coutelier Sound
• Urbain Loiseau Sound Assistant

Visual Effects

• Alexandre Alexeieff Animation

Writing

• Franz Kafka Novel
• Orson Welles Screenplay
• Pierre Cholot Adaptation

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