

When land surveyor K 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.
Directed by Michael Haneke
User score
70 votes

Released
September 6, 1997
2h 3m
German

Ulrich Mühe
K

Susanne Lothar
Frieda

Frank Giering
Artur

Felix Eitner
Jeremias

Nikolaus Paryla
Vorsteher

André Eisermann
Barnabas

Dörte Lyssewski
Olga

Inga Busch
Amalia
Norbert Schwientek
Bürgel

Hans Diehl
Erlanger

Birgit Linauer
Pepi

Branko Samarovski
Herrenhofwirt

Ortrud Beginnen
Brückenwirtin
Otto Grünmandl
Brückenwirt

Johannes Silberschneider
Lehrer

Paulus Manker
Momus

Martin Brambach
Schwarzer

Wolfram Berger
Gerstäcker