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The Castle
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The Castle

1997-09-06 · 123 min · ★ 6.1

Drama · Mystery

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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Directors
Michael Haneke
Production companies
ARTE, Wega Film, BR, ORF, OFI, Film Fonds Wien, 16/9 Action Plan of the European Union
Countries
Germany, Austria, France
Status
Released

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Ulrich MüheUlrich MüheK
Susanne LotharSusanne LotharFrieda
Frank GieringFrank GieringArtur
Felix EitnerFelix EitnerJeremias
Nikolaus ParylaNikolaus ParylaVorsteher
André EisermannAndré EisermannBarnabas
Dörte LyssewskiDörte LyssewskiOlga
Inga BuschInga BuschAmalia
Norbert SchwientekBürgel
Hans DiehlHans DiehlErlanger
Birgit LinauerBirgit LinauerPepi
Branko SamarovskiBranko SamarovskiHerrenhofwirt
Ortrud BeginnenOrtrud BeginnenBrückenwirtin
Otto GrünmandlBrückenwirt
Johannes SilberschneiderJohannes SilberschneiderLehrer
Paulus MankerPaulus MankerMomus
Martin BrambachMartin BrambachSchwarzer
Wolfram BergerWolfram BergerGerstäcker

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