The Castle

1997 · 130 MIN · IMDB 6.5 · 3,681 VOTES · DIR. Michael Haneke

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Overview

Michael Haneke's adaptation of Franz Kafka's unfinished novel Das Schloss. K arrives in a remote village a stranger. In attempting to establish himself there, he enters the nightmarish world of the castle bureaucracy.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,621 lines

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00:00:00 THE CASTLE - Michael Haneke
00:06:53 The street did not go to the Castle
00:12:06 Neither tomorrow nor ever!
00:16:22 to communicate with him in a different way?
00:20:00 - And who is he? - Klamm.
00:24:05 Before the innkeeper left
00:29:06 we need assurances.
00:33:20 Are you afraid of Klamm?
00:37:42 that we didn't need a surveyor
00:41:28 but otherwise...
00:45:34 I will excuse myself.
00:51:27 Good evening.
00:57:52 I'm waiting for someone here.
01:03:10 and boss' recent message
01:11:43 I don't think you can do anything.
01:16:52 The woman with the baby, was that your mother?
01:20:59 that you've come for Olga.
01:25:17 Barnabas was a skilled messanger, you...
01:31:49 as if to resume possession
01:36:27 he is down there. What did you expect?
01:42:57 He could sleep in a nice bed.
01:48:34 designate a competent Secretary for every matter.
01:52:48 But, the least change can bother Klamm in his work.
01:58:22 you cling to those

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,621
Dialogue density12.5 lines / min
First line00:00:00
Final line01:58:22

Production Record

DirectorMichael Haneke
LanguageGerman
IMDb votes3,681