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30 March 1963 (Italy) morePlot:
An unassuming office worker is arrested and stands trial, but he is never made aware of his charges. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
1 win moreNewsDesk:
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Exclusive: Shutter Island Picture (From EmpireOnline. 22 April 2009, 2:34 AM, PDT)
Adaptation of Franz Kafka's Amerika in development for 2009
(From QuietEarth. 16 October 2008, 1:48 PM, PDT)
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European Surrealism moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Anthony Perkins | ... | Josef K. | |
| Jeanne Moreau | ... | Marika Burstner | |
| Romy Schneider | ... | Leni | |
| Elsa Martinelli | ... | Hilda | |
| Suzanne Flon | ... | Miss Pittl | |
| Orson Welles | ... | Albert Hastler (The Advocate) | |
| Akim Tamiroff | ... | Bloch | |
| Madeleine Robinson | ... | Mrs. Grubach | |
| Arnoldo Foà | ... | Inspector A | |
| Fernand Ledoux | ... | Chief Clerk of the Law Court | |
| Michael Lonsdale | ... | Priest | |
| Max Buchsbaum | ... | Examining Magistrate | |
| Max Haufler | ... | Uncle Max | |
| Maurice Teynac | ... | Deputy Manager | |
| Wolfgang Reichmann | ... | Courtroom Guard |
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
118 min | USA:107 min (TV version : 1984)Language:
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Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (Optiphone) (source format)Certification:
Canada:PG (Ontario) | Finland:K-12 (re-rating: 1981) | Finland:K-16 (original rating: 1963) | Portugal:M/12 | Argentina:13 | Norway:16 | Sweden:15 | UK:PG | West Germany:16 (bw)Fun Stuff
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The "pin-screen," also called the "pin-board," used in the opening and closing sequences was invented by Alexander Alexeieff in the early 1930's. It is a board with pins stuck in it at regular intervals. The pins can be raised or lowered to form an image, which can then be lit and photographed. By manipulating the pins and photographing them one frame at a time, the device can be used for animation, and though it was not so used in "The Trial" Alexeieff and Claire Parker made at least two short animated films using the pin-screen, _nuit sur le mont chauve, Une (1933)_ and Le nez (1963). moreQuotes:
[first lines]Narrator: Before the law, there stands a guard. A man comes from the country, begging admittance to the law. But the guard cannot admit him. May he hope to enter at a later time? That is possible, said the guard. The man tries to peer through the entrance. He'd been taught that the law was to be accessible to every man...
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THE TRIAL is Orson Welles's version of a typical European film with all the surrealistic trappings one might expect from a work by a Fellini. The feel is very true to Kafka's works. The sets are stunning.
Anthony Perkins is perfectly cast. Welles does his usual quality acting. But it is Romy Schneider's face that lights up the screen whenever she is on. A sad reminder that she left us way too early.