---
title: 'The Trial (1948)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Georg Wilhelm Pabst'
released: '1948-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 108
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Austria'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-trial-1948'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040714/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Trial (1948)

1948 · 108 min · Drama · Austria

Original title: Der Prozeß

## Synopsis

The Trial is a 1948 Austrian drama film directed by G. W. Pabst. At the 9th Venice International Film Festival, Pabst won the Award for Best Director; Ernst Deutsch won the award for Best Actor and the Volpi Cup. The story is based on the events of the Tiszaeszlár affair.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Georg Wilhelm Pabst](https://cinepixo.com/people/georg-wilhelm-pabst)
- **Screenplay:** [Kurt Heuser](https://cinepixo.com/people/kurt-heuser), [Rudolf Brunngraber](https://cinepixo.com/people/rudolf-brunngraber)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Alois Melichar](https://cinepixo.com/people/alois-melichar)
- **Producer:** [Johann Alexander Hübler-Kahla](https://cinepixo.com/people/johann-alexander-hubler-kahla)
- **Director of Photography:** [Helmut Ashley](https://cinepixo.com/people/helmut-ashley), [Oskar Schnirch](https://cinepixo.com/people/oskar-schnirch)
- **Editor:** [Anna Höllering](https://cinepixo.com/people/anna-hollering)

## Cast

- [Leopold Rudolf](https://cinepixo.com/people/leopold-rudolf)
- [Franz Pfaudler](https://cinepixo.com/people/franz-pfaudler)
- [Klaramaria Skala](https://cinepixo.com/people/klaramaria-skala)
- [Hermann Thimig](https://cinepixo.com/people/hermann-thimig)
- [Aglaja Schmid](https://cinepixo.com/people/aglaja-schmid)
- [Gustav Diessl](https://cinepixo.com/people/gustav-diessl)
- [Erik Frey](https://cinepixo.com/people/erik-frey)
- [Josefine Kramer-Glöckner](https://cinepixo.com/people/josefine-kramer-glockner)
- [Otto Schmöle](https://cinepixo.com/people/otto-schmole)
- [Maria Eis](https://cinepixo.com/people/maria-eis)
- [Eva Maria Meineke](https://cinepixo.com/people/eva-maria-meineke)
- [Ewald Balser](https://cinepixo.com/people/ewald-balser)
- [Ernst Deutsch](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernst-deutsch)
- [Franz Böheim](https://cinepixo.com/people/franz-boheim)
- [Toni von Bukovics](https://cinepixo.com/people/toni-von-bukovics)

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