The Castle (1997 Austrian film)

Das Schloß
Directed byMichael Haneke
Written byMichael Haneke
Franz Kafka (novel)
Based onDas Schloss by Franz Kafka
Produced byVeit Heiduschka
Christina Undritz
StarringUlrich Mühe
Susanne Lothar
CinematographyJirí Stibr
Edited byAndreas Prochaska
Release dates
  • February 1997 (1997-02) (Berlinale)
  • October 1998 (1998-10) (United States)
Running time
123 minutes
CountryAustria
LanguageGerman

The Castle (German: Das Schloß) is a 1997 film by Austrian director Michael Haneke. It is an adaptation of Franz Kafka's absurdist 1926 novel released theatrically in Germany, The Czech Republic, Japan, Canada, and the USA, but first shown on television in Austria.