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The Trial

Play trailer Poster for The Trial 1962,  1h 59m,  Drama/ Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 84% 44 Reviews Tomatometer 87% 5,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
84% Tomatometer 44 Reviews 87% Popcornmeter 5,000+ Ratings
Josef K. (Anthony Perkins) is accused of an unspecified crime and shambles through a series of bizarre encounters in an attempt to clear his name in the face of a hellish bureaucracy.
The Trial

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Critics Consensus

Orson Welles may take big liberties in his adaptation of The Trial, but the auteur constructs an absurd nightmare that is unmistakably Kafkaesque -- grounded by an excellent Anthony Perkins as the befuddled Josef K.

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Chuck Bowen Slant Magazine Sep 20, 2023
Unsurprisingly, Orson Welles doesn’t efface his artistic personality for The Trial. Go to Full Review
Michael Phillips Chicago Tribune Mar 10, 2023
3.5/4
[A] singular two-hour experience, as dynamic and strange as anything Welles made. Go to Full Review
Kevin Maher The Times (UK) Nov 18, 2022
4/5
[A] fearless Kafka adaptation... Go to Full Review
Jeff Beck The Blu Spot Sep 18, 2023
2.5/4
What we basically end up with is an intriguing road to nowhere, one that has some interesting sights to see along the way, but which needed a little more substance to help make the journey worth it. Go to Full Review
Dennis Harvey 48 Hills Sep 14, 2023
...among Welles' most brilliantly realized creations... Go to Full Review
Ray Pride Newcity Mar 20, 2023
10/10
What grubby filth! Josef K. (Anthony Perkins) is an office man, an ambitious junior bureaucrat, long and thin as a blade in knife-sharp suits... exacting haircut, encased in timeless tailoring, a trim suit... slim pants with pleats crisp as glass. Go to Full Review
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Orson Welles

Director

Anthony Perkins

Josef K.

Jeanne Moreau

Miss Burstner

Romy Schneider

Leni

Orson Welles

Albert Hastler (The Advocate)

Elsa Martinelli

Hilda

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The Trial

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Synopsis Josef K. (Anthony Perkins) is accused of an unspecified crime and shambles through a series of bizarre encounters in an attempt to clear his name in the face of a hellish bureaucracy.
Director
Orson Welles
Producer
Alexander Salkind, Michael Salkind
Screenwriter
Orson Welles, Franz Kafka
Distributor
Astor Pictures Corporation
Production Co
Paris-Europa Productions
Genre
Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 21, 1962, Original
Rerelease Date (Theaters)
Dec 9, 2022
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 8, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$90.5K
Runtime
1h 59m
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