The Castle (1968 film)

The Castle (German: Das Schloß) is a 1968 West German film directed by Rudolf Noelte and starring Maximilian Schell, Cordula Trantow, Trudik Daniel and Helmut Qualtinger. It is based on the 1926 eponymous novel by Franz Kafka. The film won two German Film Awards. It was chosen as West Germany's official submission to the 44th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, but did not manage to receive a nomination.[1][2] It was also listed to compete at the 1968 Cannes Film Festival,[3] but the festival was cancelled due to the events of May 1968 in France.

The Castle
Film poster
Directed byRudolf Noelte
Screenplay byRudolf Noelte
Maximilian Schell
Based onThe Castle
by Franz Kafka
Produced byRudolf Noelte
Maximilian Schell
StarringMaximilian Schell
CinematographyWolfgang Treu
Edited byDagmar Hirtz
Music byHerbert Trantow
Production
companies
Alfa Film
Rudolf Noelte Filmproduktion
Distributed byCinema Service International Filmverleih
Release date
  • 4 September 1968 (1968-09-04)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryWest Germany
LanguageGerman

The film's sets were designed by the art director Hertha Hareiter.

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References

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  1. ^ H. G. Pflaum. "On the history of the German candidates for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film". German Films. Archived from the original on 2007-08-13. Retrieved 2008-08-27.
  2. ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
  3. ^ "Festival de Cannes: The Castle". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-04-04.
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