Kafka (film)

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Kafka
Directed by	Steven Soderbergh
Produced by	Harry Benn Stuart Cornfeld
Written by	Lem Dobbs
Starring	Jeremy Irons Theresa Russell Sir Ian Holm Vladimir Gut
Music by	Cliff Martinez
Cinematography	Walt Lloyd
Editing by	Steven Soderbergh
Distributed by	Miramax Films
Release date(s)	November 15, 1991
Running time	98 min
Language	English
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Kafka is a mystery thriller 1991 film based on the life and work of writer Franz Kafka. The film attempted to blur the lines between the surreal and the real, creating a very Kafkaesque atmosphere. It was directed by Steven Soderbergh, written by Lem Dobbs, and stars Jeremy Irons in the title role along with Theresa Russell, Sir Ian Holm, Jeroen Krabbé, Joel Grey, Armin Mueller-Stahl, and Sir Alec Guinness.

[edit] Cast

• Jeremy Irons as Mr. Kafka
• Theresa Russell as Gabriela
• Joel Grey as Mr. Burgel
• Sir Ian Holm as Doctor Murnau
• Jeroen Krabbé as Mr. Bizzlebek
• Armin Mueller-Stahl as Inspector Grubach
• Sir Alec Guinness as Chief clerk
• Brian Glover as Castle henchman
• Keith Allen as Assistant Ludwig
• Simon McBurney as Assistant Oscar
• Robert Flemyng as Keeper of the Files
• Matyelok Gibbs as Concierge
• Ion Caramitru as Solemn anarchist
• Hilde Van Mieghem as Female anarchist
• Jan Nemejovsky as Mustachioed anarchist
• Toon Agterberg as Youthful anarchist
• Maria Miles as Anna
• Vladimir Gut as Edouard Raban
• Emil Wolk as Man under Microscope
• Josef Abrhám as Friend of Kafka
• Guy Fithen as Friend of Kafka
• Zuzana Halustokova as Friend of Kafka
• Ondrej Havelka as Friend of Kafka
• Lenka Korínková as Friend of Kafka
• Petr Lepsa as Friend of Kafka
• Leon Silver as Friend of Kafka
• Debora Weston as Friend of Kafka
• Jan Slovák as Man at Bar
• David Shaw Parker as Interrogating attendant
• Jerome Flynn as Castle attendant
• Ewan Stewart as Castle attendant
• James McPhee as Castle attendant
• Lubos Rychvalsky as Kidnapped vagrant
• Pavel Myslik as Vagrant
• Frantisek Stupka as Vagrant
• Petr Jákl as Quarry labourer
• Karel Belohradsky as Inspector's assistant
• Josef Sebek as Inspector's assistant
• Robert Krejcik as Evil wagon driver
• David Jensen (actor) as Laughing man
• Vitezslav Bouchner as Lens room cleaner (uncredited)

[edit] External links

• Kafka at the Internet Movie Database

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v • d • e Adaptations of works by Franz Kafka Feature films The Trial (USA, 1962) · Class Relations (adaptation of Amerika; Germany, 1984) · Kafka (USA, 1991) · The Trial (USA, 1993) · The Castle (Germany, 1997) · K (USA/Iran/Morocco, 2002) Short films Metamorphosis (Germany, 1975) · Metamorphosis (Sweden, 1976) · The Metamorphosis of Mr. Samsa (Canada, 1977) · Metamorphosis (UK, 1987) · Franz Kafka (Poland, 1992) · Description of a Struggle (USA, 1993) · Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life (UK, 1993) · Zoetrope (adaptation of "In the Penal Colony"; USA, 1999) · The Hunger Artist (USA, 2002) · Metamorphosis (Russia, 2002) · Human Body (adaptation of "A Country Doctor"; Germany, 2004) Literature Kafka Americana Graphic novels and comics Give It Up! · The Metamorphosis · Introducing Kafka · Il Processo di Franz Kafka