The Trial (1962)

An unassuming office worker is arrested and stands trial, but he is never made aware of his charges. More Details »

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Director:

Orson Welles

Producer:

Alexandre Salkind

Release Date:

Sep 1, 2017

Synopsis

An unassuming office worker is arrested and stands trial, but he is never made aware of his charges.

Cast

Anthony Perkins
Jeanne Moreau
Romy Schneider
Orson Welles
Elsa Martinelli
Akim Tamiroff
Arnoldo Foà
William Kearns
Jess Hahn
Suzanne Flon

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4.1

Jun 16, 2025

where has this been all my life

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Karsten

Feb 13, 2013

Absurd. Surreal. Oppressive. All fine words to describe Orson Welles' The Trial, but I think the term that best describes how I felt while watching is 'hysterical': not in the sense that The Trial is a comedy - to describe it as a black comedy stretches the very definition…

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PTAbro

Nov 20, 2023

This film stressed me on an absurd level, I felt physically ill after finishing

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noen
Sep 7, 2022

this is exactly what 8 year old me thought was gonna happen after i prank called 911

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74pw473r

Mar 17, 2020

This isn’t even fiction the American legal system just be like that.

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Ethan ☀️

Sep 22, 2023

Welles understands something about Kafka that lots of people seem to miss: he's really funny. There's a comic Unreal Engine animating all of this, keeping Anthony Perkins clipping in and out of view and running into walls. Obviously there's significant dramatic weight here…

850 Likes

Branson Reese
Apr 15, 2024

deeply fascinated by perkins' choice to play josef k as a man righteously indignant about his persecution not because he has done nothing wrong, but because he has done something which shouldn't be wrong. welles is clearly inflecting the story with a general social justice…

745 Likes

esther

Jul 1, 2019

me, not understanding orson welles or philosophy: well it's certainly.............kafkaesque

728 Likes

phoebe 💫

Apr 2, 2022

This film made me afraid of: • Books • Buildings • The color gray • Children • Old people • Hats • Paper • Hands • Trenchcoats • Orson Welles • Doors • Stairs • Lockers • Desks • PowerPoints • Beams • People with glasses • Jobs • Lamps

710 Likes

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Bea loved

The Trial

5/5 ⭐️ The Trial is based on Franz Kafka’s novel and directed by the legendary Orson Welles. This film is definitely pretty bizarre, and a lot of things don’t make much sense, but its message goes far beyond what we see on the surface of this black-and-white film. The Trial explores the…

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Garmelie liked

The Trial

If you’re not saying “wtf is going on” at least 10 times every 30 seconds you’re not getting it. This is unhinged and absurd in the best possible ways yet completely mindless and numb to its own surrealism. Surrealist films respond well when the actors react to them, yet in The Trial, Welles asked…

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M liked

The Trial

It had a vibe that I absolutely loved but the story was a bit complicated and confusing to me since I’m not that familiar with Kafka or the book. The acting, dialogue and directing were awesome which I enjoyed and I might have to give this a rewatch in the future and focus on it a bit more…

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Nothuman liked

The Trial

Great acting, directing, and dialogue, it’s a very complicated story that I got lost in a bit, but really enjoyed the vibes of the film

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frey loved

The Trial

it potrays the absurdity of the book very well

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Hank Leet loved

The Trial

The cinematography and set design is brilliant

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Rachie liked

The Trial

I was so confused but I really liked it

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AC loved

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autism simulator

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