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Roan Group / Hammer The Trial WS 1962 Roan Dir Cut LaserDisc Perkins Welles Drama

The Trial WS 1962 Roan Dir Cut LaserDisc Perkins Welles Drama

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Anthony Perkins and Orson Welles in...

The Trial

( Catalog Number RGL9616 )
(1.66:1) (3 Sides) (CLV) (NTSC)

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Desilu Introduction
Preview Trailer

The Trial
1962 - 119 min. - Black and White
Genre: Drama
Not Rated
Country: USA

LaserDisc Movie Review:
THE TRIAL is Orson Welles's claustrophobic adaptation of Franz Kafka's surreal tale of fear and paranoia in a nameless society. Tinged with background jazz, filmed in shadowy black and white--mostly with direct light--THE TRIAL looks like a classic film noir, with angled close-ups and characters shrouded in mystery. Anthony Perkins stars as Josef K., a seemingly innocent young man who is arrested one morning for an unexplained crime by men who refuse to identify themselves. K., asserting his innocence, sets off on a bizarre series of confrontations with shady government agents, overwhelming faceless courtrooms, and pompous advocates who talk in riddles. His nightmare continues through narrow, dark passageways and colorless rooms where he witnesses various forms of torture and interrogation; some of what he comes upon has echoes of the Nazis and the Holocaust. And nearly everywhere he goes he stumbles over wads of paperwork (the kind that ultimately swallowed up Tuttle in Terry Gilliam's BRAZIL, a fascinating descendant of THE TRIAL). Perkins is wonderfully paranoid as he wanders aimlessly through the labyrinthine sets, which always seem to be closing in on him. THE TRIAL is an eerie nightmare of a film, one of which writer-director-costar Orson Welles was justifiably proud.

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Cast for The Trial

Anthony Perkins
Orson Welles
Jeanne Moreau
Romy Schneider
Elsa Martinelli
Akim Tamiroff
Paola Mori
Michel Londsale
Arnoldo Foa
Madeleine Robinson
Suzanne Flon
William Chappell
Carl Studer

Crew for The Trial

Orson Welles Director
Franz Kafka Story
Orson Welles Screenwriter
Franz Kafka Source Writer
Alexander Salkind Executive Producer
Michael Salkind Executive Producer
Edmond Richard Director of Photography
Jean Ledrut Composer

Feature Details

Title: The Trial
Feature Release Date: 1962
Genre: Drama
Rating: Not Rated
Color: Black and White
Runtime: 119 Minutes
Chapters: 25
Picture: Letterboxed
Ratio: 1.66:1
Playback Format: CLV

IMDB Info...

Technical Details

LD Release Date: 24 Jun 1997
Catalog Number: RGL9616
UPC: 0785604961666
ISBN: none
Manufacturer: Kuraray
Publisher: ROAN Group

Diameter: 12"
Sides: 3
Cover: Jacket
Spoken Language: English
Country: USA
Video Format: NTSC

Model: RGL9616
Shipping Weight: 2 lbs
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Rare Director's Cut, Widescreen, LaserDisc Movie

Near-Mint LaserDiscs and Jacket

Anthony Perkins and Orson Welles in...

The Trial

( Catalog Number RGL9616 )
(1.66:1) (3 Sides) (CLV) (NTSC)

LaserDisc Special Features

Best Version on LaserDisc
Limited Gold Pressing
Desilu Introduction
Preview Trailer

The Trial
1962 - 119 min. - Black and White
Genre: Drama
Not Rated
Country: USA

LaserDisc Movie Review:
THE TRIAL is Orson Welles's claustrophobic adaptation of Franz Kafka's surreal tale of fear and paranoia in a nameless society. Tinged with background jazz, filmed in shadowy black and white--mostly with direct light--THE TRIAL looks like a classic film noir, with angled close-ups and characters shrouded in mystery. Anthony Perkins stars as Josef K., a seemingly innocent young man who is arrested one morning for an unexplained crime by men who refuse to identify themselves. K., asserting his innocence, sets off on a bizarre series of confrontations with shady government agents, overwhelming faceless courtrooms, and pompous advocates who talk in riddles. His nightmare continues through narrow, dark passageways and colorless rooms where he witnesses various forms of torture and interrogation; some of what he comes upon has echoes of the Nazis and the Holocaust. And nearly everywhere he goes he stumbles over wads of paperwork (the kind that ultimately swallowed up Tuttle in Terry Gilliam's BRAZIL, a fascinating descendant of THE TRIAL). Perkins is wonderfully paranoid as he wanders aimlessly through the labyrinthine sets, which always seem to be closing in on him. THE TRIAL is an eerie nightmare of a film, one of which writer-director-costar Orson Welles was justifiably proud.

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Cast for The Trial

Anthony Perkins
Orson Welles
Jeanne Moreau
Romy Schneider
Elsa Martinelli
Akim Tamiroff
Paola Mori
Michel Londsale
Arnoldo Foa
Madeleine Robinson
Suzanne Flon
William Chappell
Carl Studer

Crew for The Trial

Orson Welles Director
Franz Kafka Story
Orson Welles Screenwriter
Franz Kafka Source Writer
Alexander Salkind Executive Producer
Michael Salkind Executive Producer
Edmond Richard Director of Photography
Jean Ledrut Composer

Feature Details

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