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Darkly comic thriller about an insurance clerk in turn-of-the-century Prague who is drawn into a nightmare world of mystery and danger when a close friend and colleague disappears. This fictional tale draws on the mood of Kafka's tales of paranoia and oppression, offering an insight into the writer's mind and motivation.

Keywords:

Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Science Fiction, Sci Fi, Movie, Film, Movies, Films

Additional Information:

(1991) (France / USA) (3 Star)

Cast:

Jeremy Irons	.... Franz Kafka
Theresa Russell	.... Gabriela
Joel Grey	.... Burgel
Ian Holm	.... Doctor Murnau
Jeroen Krabbé	.... Bizzlebek
Armin Mueller-Stahl	.... Grubach

Supporting Cast:

Alec Guinness	.... The Chief Clerk
Brian Glover	.... Castle Henchman
Keith Allen	.... Assistant Ludwig
Simon McBurney	.... Assistant Oscar
Robert Flemyng	.... The Keeper of the Files
Matyelok Gibbs	.... Concierge
Ion Caramitru	.... Solemn Anarchist
Hilde Van Mieghem	.... Female Anarchist
Jan Nemejovsky	.... Mustachioed Anarchist

Directors:

Steven Soderbergh

Writers:

Lem Dobbs