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The Castle is a 1994 film directed by Aleksei Balabanov. It is the second notable screen version of Kafka’s unfinished novel The Castle. It tells of an individual desperately trying to preserve his identity while struggling against sinister and invisible bureaucrats who rule the village from inside the titular castle. The picture is noted for costumes/sets design in bruegelian style, it won Best Art Direction and Best Costumes at the 1994 Nika Awards.
Original Release
01/01/1994
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Nikolay Stotskiy | Land Surveyor |
| Svetlana Pismichenko | Frida |
| Anvar Libabov | Helper Arthur / Helper |
| Viktor Sukhorukov | Helper Jeremiah / Helper |
| Igor Shibanov | Brunswick |
| Andrey Smirnov | Teacher |
| Vladislav Demchenko | Varnava |
| Bolot Beyshenaliev | Village Senior |
| Svetlana Svirko | Olga |
| Olga Antonova | Tavern Owner / Khozyaika traktira |
Directors
Writers
Aleksey Balabanov, Franz Kafka, Sergey Selyanov
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Nikolay Stotskiy | Land Surveyor |
| Svetlana Pismichenko | Frida |
| Anvar Libabov | Helper Arthur / Helper |
| Viktor Sukhorukov | Helper Jeremiah / Helper |
| Igor Shibanov | Brunswick |
| Andrey Smirnov | Teacher |
| Vladislav Demchenko | Varnava |
| Bolot Beyshenaliev | Village Senior |
| Svetlana Svirko | Olga |
| Olga Antonova | Tavern Owner / Khozyaika traktira |
| Viktor Mikhailov | Khozyain traktira |
| Viktor Mikhaylov | Tavern Owner / Khozyain traktira |
| Yury Eller | Gersteker |
| Vladimir Kuznetsov | Hans |
| Konstantin Demidov | Schwarzer |
| Richard Bogutskii | Hotel Owner |
| Yuliya Sobolevskaya | Milena |
| Yelena Abrosimova | Peppi |
| Irina Sokolova | Mitzi / Micci |
| Svetlana Serval | Amalia |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Sergey Selyanov | Producer |
| Gennadi Petelin | Producer |
