---
title: 'Kafka (1991)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Steven Soderbergh'
released: '1991-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 98
certification: 'PG-13'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/kafka-1991'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102181/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Kafka (1991)

1991 · PG-13 · 98 min · Drama, History · France, United States


## Synopsis

Kafka is a 1991 mystery thriller film directed by Steven Soderbergh, from a screenplay by Lem Dobbs. Ostensibly a biopic based on the life of Franz Kafka, the film blurs the lines between fact and Kafka's fiction, creating a Kafkaesque atmosphere. It stars Jeremy Irons in the title role, with Theresa Russell, Ian Holm, Jeroen Krabbé, Joel Grey, Armin Mueller-Stahl and Alec Guinness. Simon McBurney appears in his film debut.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Steven Soderbergh](https://cinepixo.com/people/steven-soderbergh)
- **Editor:** [Steven Soderbergh](https://cinepixo.com/people/steven-soderbergh)
- **Screenplay:** [Lem Dobbs](https://cinepixo.com/people/lem-dobbs)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Cliff Martinez](https://cinepixo.com/people/cliff-martinez)
- **Producer:** [Stuart Cornfeld](https://cinepixo.com/people/stuart-cornfeld)
- **Director of Photography:** [Walt Lloyd](https://cinepixo.com/people/walt-lloyd)

## Cast

- [Jerome Flynn](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerome-flynn)
- [Brian Glover](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-glover)
- [Joel Grey](https://cinepixo.com/people/joel-grey)
- [Keith Allen](https://cinepixo.com/people/keith-allen)
- [Alec Guinness](https://cinepixo.com/people/alec-guinness)
- [Ian Holm](https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-holm)
- [Josef Abrhám](https://cinepixo.com/people/josef-abrham)
- [Petr Jákl](https://cinepixo.com/people/petr-jakl)
- [Ewan Stewart](https://cinepixo.com/people/ewan-stewart)
- [Jeroen Krabbé](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeroen-krabbe)
- [Lenka Kořínková](https://cinepixo.com/people/lenka-korinkova)
- [Ondřej Havelka](https://cinepixo.com/people/ondrej-havelka)
- [Hilde van Mieghem](https://cinepixo.com/people/hilde-van-mieghem)
- [David Jensen](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-jensen)
- [Armin Mueller-Stahl](https://cinepixo.com/people/armin-mueller-stahl)

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