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The Castle (1997)

The Castle (1997)

Drama Mystery
Release Date: 1997, September 6
Directors: Michael Haneke
Countries: Austria, Germany, France
Production: ARTE, Wega Film, BR, ORF, OFI, Film Fonds Wien, 16/9 Action Plan of the European Union
Cast: Susanne Lothar, Martin Brambach, Ulrich Mühe, Frank Giering, Johannes Silberschneider, Dörte Lyssewski, Hans Diehl, Nikolaus Paryla, Wolfram Berger, Birgit Linauer, Branko Samarovski, Inga Busch

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.

Keywords:

allegory bureaucracy