# The Trial (1962)

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**Runtime**: 119 min
**Genres**: Crime, Drama, Mystery
**Directed by**: Orson Welles
**Written by**: Orson Welles
**Starring**: Anthony Perkins, Jeanne Moreau, Romy Schneider, Orson Welles, Akim Tamiroff, Elsa Martinelli

> *The Most Remarkable Motion Picture Ever Made!*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

A dim hallway of peeling stone, winter’s breath on the stained glass.
Uniformed figures flank Josef K. without touch or explanation.
No judge appears, no file to read only an endless queue of folders.

**Mood tags**: dread, paranoid, slow-burn, surreal

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