The Trial (1962)
With Anthony Perkins, Jeanne Moreau, Romy Schneider, Akim Tamiroff, Elsa Martinelli, Orson Welles, Arnoldo Foà, Maurice Teynac
Directed by Orson Welles
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. 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.
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