The Castle (1997 Austrian film)

Not to be confused with The Castle (1997 Australian film).

The Castle (German: Das Schloß) is a 1997 film by Austrian director Michael Haneke. It is an adaptation of Franz Kafka's absurdist 1926 novel released theatrically in Germany, The Czech Republic, Japan, Canada, and the United States, but first shown on television in Austria.

The Castle
Das Schloß
Based on	Das Schloss by Franz Kafka
Written by	Michael Haneke
Directed by	Michael Haneke
Starring	Ulrich Mühe Susanne Lothar
Country of origin	Austria
Original language	German
Production
Producers	Veit Heiduschka Christina Undritz
Cinematography	Jirí Stibr
Editor	Andreas Prochaska
Running time	123 minutes
Original release
Release	1997 (1997)

Plot

When land surveyor K. (Ulrich Mühe) 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.

Production and release

Das Schloß was filmed in Styria.^[1]

The film premiered at the 47th Berlin International Film Festival in February 1997.^[2]