Labyrinth (1991 film)

Labyrinth is a 1991 German–Czech drama film directed by Jaromil Jireš. The film depicts Maximilian Schell playing himself investigating the life and influences of Franz Kafka played by Christopher Chaplin, and marked Jireš's return to film after having worked with television and documentaries for a number of years.^[2]

Labyrinth
Directed by	Jaromil Jireš
Written by	Hans-Jörg Weyhmüller Alex Koenigsmark [cs] Jaromil Jireš
Starring	Maximilian Schell Christopher Chaplin Vlastimil Brodský
Cinematography	Ivan Vojnár [cs]
Edited by	Alois Fischarek
Music by	Luboš Fišer
Release date	1991 (1991)
Running time	90 minutes[1]
Countries	Germany Czechoslovakia
Language	Czech

First screened on 22 October 1991 at Laemmle Monica 2 in Los Angeles,^[3] Labyrinth received the Critic's Choice at the 1992 American Film Institute International Film Festival.^[4][5]

Cast

• Vlastimil Brodský
• Christopher Chaplin as Franz Kafka
• Miloš Kopecký as Rabbi Löw
• Maximilian Schell as himself
• Christian Thuri as David