The Trial (French: Le Procès) is a 1962 drama film written and directed by Orson Welles, based on the 1925 posthumously published novel of the same name by Franz Kafka.

The Trial: Directed by Orson Welles. With Anthony Perkins, Arnoldo Foà, Jess Hahn, Billy Kearns. An unassuming office worker is arrested and stands trial, but he is never made aware of his charges.

Feb 25, 2000 · Water towers open into file rooms, a woman does laundry while through the door a trial is under way, and huge trunks are dragged across empty landscapes and then back again. The black …

Orson Welles may take big liberties in his adaptation of The Trial, but the auteur constructs an absurd nightmare that is unmistakably Kafkaesque -- grounded by an excellent Anthony Perkins...

Sep 19, 2023 · The Trial, one of the few films where Welles controlled every editorial decision, shows that among his many talents he was one of the greatest editors in cinema.

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

WELLES: Yes, he is murdered in the end. He's murdered in our film, but because I fear that K may be taken to be a sort of everyman by the audience, I have been bold enough to change the end to the …

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A feverishly inspired take on Franz Kafka’s novel, Orson Welles’s THE TRIAL casts Anthony Perkins as the bewildered office drone Josef K., whose arrest for an unspecified crime plunges him into a …

George Orson Welles (May 6, 1915 – October 10, 1985) was an American actor and filmmaker. Remembered for his innovative work in film, radio, and theatre, [1][2] he is considered among the …