''The Castle'' () is a 1968 West German film directed by

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and starring

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, Trudik Daniel and

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. It is based on the 1926 eponymous novel by

Franz Kafka Franz Kafka (3 July 1883 – 3 June 1924) was a German-speaking Bohemian novelist and short-story writer, widely regarded as one of the major figures of 20th-century literature. His work fuses elements of realism and the fantastic. It typ ...

. The film won two

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. It was chosen as

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's official submission to the 44th Academy Awards for

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, but did not manage to receive a nomination.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences It was also listed to compete at the

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, but the festival was cancelled due to the events of

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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Cast

as 'K' *

as Frieda * Trudik Daniel as Innkeeper's Wife * Friedrich Maurer as Mayor *

as Burgel *

Else Ehser Else Ehser (1894–1968) was a German stage actress. She also made numerous appearances in German films in supporting roles, such as her performance as Maria Theresa of Spain in the 1935 film ''The Private Life of Louis XIV''.Klossner p.223 Sele ...

as Mizzi * E. O. Fuhrmann as Momus * Karl Hellmer as Schoolmaster *

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as Uniformed Man *

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as Landlord *

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as Olga *

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as Barnabas * Leo Mally as Gerstäcker * Franz Misar as Arthur * Johann Misar as Jeremiah * Armand Ozory as Erlanger * Hans Pössenbacher as Innkeeper * Martha Wallner as Amalia

References

External links

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The Castle
at Filmportal.de 1968 films West German films 1960s German-language films Films based on works by Franz Kafka Films based on Czech novels Films directed by Rudolf Noelte 1968 drama films 1960s mystery films Films set in castles 1960s German films {{Mystery-film-stub