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The Trial (1962)

Name: The Trial
Director: Orson Welles
Genre: trial film, dystopian film
Duration: 118 min
Rating: 7.6

The Trial 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. Welles stated immediately after completing the film: "The Trial is the best film I have ever made". The film begins with Welles narrating Kafka's parable "Before the Law" to pinscreen scenes created by the artists Alexandre Alexeieff and Claire Parker.

Directed by Orson Welles · Shot by Edmond Richard · Music by Jean Ledrut · 118 min

Behind the scenes

The True Story Behind The Trial of the Chicago 7 | Netflix — Still Watching Netflix · 9 min
Aaron Sorkin on Making The Trial of the Chicago 7 | AFI Awards — American Film Institute · 4 min
The Whole World is Watching: Inside Aaron Sorkin's The Trial of the Chicago 7 | Netflix — Netflix · 28 min

Elsewhere

More by Orson Welles

The Orson Welles Show
Orson Welles' Magic Show
Twelfth Night — 1933
The Hearts of Age — 1934
Too Much Johnson — 1938
Citizen Kane trailer — 1940
Citizen Kane — 1941
The Magnificent Ambersons — 1942
Journey into Fear — 1943
The Stranger — 1946
The Lady from Shanghai — 1947
Macbeth — 1948
Black Magic — 1950
The Miracle of St. Anne — 1950
Othello — 1951
Magic Trick — 1953
Mr. Arkadin — 1955
Madrid Bullfight — 1955
Around the World with Orson Welles — 1955
Three Cases of Murder — 1955
Moby Dick—Rehearsed — 1955
Orson Welles and People — 1956
Touch of Evil — 1958
Portrait of Gina — 1958
The Fountain of Youth — 1958
In the Land of Don Quixote — 1964
Chimes at Midnight — 1965
The Immortal Story — 1968
Vienna — 1968
An Evening with Orson Welles — 1970

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