---
title: 'The Trial (1962)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Orson Welles'
released: '1962-12-22'
runtime_minutes: 118
countries:
  - 'West Germany'
  - 'France'
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-trial-1962'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057427/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Trial (1962)

1962 · 118 min · West Germany, France, Italy


## Synopsis

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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Orson Welles](https://cinepixo.com/people/orson-welles)
- **Screenplay:** [Orson Welles](https://cinepixo.com/people/orson-welles), [Franz Kafka](https://cinepixo.com/people/franz-kafka)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jean Ledrut](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-ledrut)
- **Producer:** [Alexander Salkind](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexander-salkind)
- **Director of Photography:** [Edmond Richard](https://cinepixo.com/people/edmond-richard)

## Cast

- [Arnoldo Foà](https://cinepixo.com/people/arnoldo-foa)
- [Wolfgang Reichmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/wolfgang-reichmann)
- [Fernand Ledoux](https://cinepixo.com/people/fernand-ledoux)
- [Max Haufler](https://cinepixo.com/people/max-haufler)
- [Van Doude](https://cinepixo.com/people/van-doude)
- [Maurice Teynac](https://cinepixo.com/people/maurice-teynac)
- [Thomas Holtzmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-holtzmann)
- [Madeleine Robinson](https://cinepixo.com/people/madeleine-robinson)
- [Jeanne Moreau](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeanne-moreau)
- [Katina Paxinou](https://cinepixo.com/people/katina-paxinou)
- [Paola Mori](https://cinepixo.com/people/paola-mori)
- [Billy Kearns](https://cinepixo.com/people/billy-kearns)
- [Elsa Martinelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/elsa-martinelli)
- [Anthony Perkins](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-perkins)
- [Carl Studer](https://cinepixo.com/people/carl-studer)

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