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The Castle

Sep 6, 1997 · 2h 3m
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Drama
Mystery

PLOT

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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CAST

Ulrich Mühe
K
Susanne Lothar
Frieda
Frank Giering
Artur
Felix Eitner
Jeremias
Nikolaus Paryla
Vorsteher
André Eisermann
Barnabas
Dörte Lyssewski
Olga
Inga Busch
Amalia
Directed by Michael Haneke

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
DE
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
ARTE, Wega Film, BR, ORF, OFI, Film Fonds Wien, 16/9 Action Plan of the European Union
Country
AT, FR, DE

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