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Kafka

Kafka

To solve a mystery he will enter a nightmare.

1991 1h 38mDramaMysteryScience Fiction

After a colleague is murdered, insurance worker Kafka gets embroiled in an underground group who are attempting to thwart a secret organization that controls the major events in society.

3.2/5

TMDB score· 155 votes

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After a colleague is murdered, insurance worker Kafka gets embroiled in an underground group who are attempting to thwart a secret organization that controls the major events in society.

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workerwriterco-workers relationshipkafka

Behind it

Steven SoderberghSteven SoderberghDirectorLem DobbsLem DobbsWriterCliff MartinezCliff MartinezComposerWalt LloydWalt LloydCinematography

Cast

Jeremy IronsJeremy IronsKafka
Theresa RussellTheresa RussellGabriela
Joel GreyJoel GreyBurgel
Ian HolmIan HolmDr. Murnau
Jeroen KrabbéJeroen KrabbéBizzlebek
Armin Mueller-StahlArmin Mueller-StahlGrubach
Alec GuinnessAlec GuinnessThe Chief Clerk
Brian GloverBrian GloverCastle Hechman
Keith AllenKeith AllenAss. Ludwig
Simon McBurneySimon McBurneyAssistant Oscar
Robert FlemyngRobert FlemyngThe Keeper of the Files
Matyelok GibbsMatyelok GibbsConcierge
Ion CaramitruIon CaramitruSolemn Anarchist
Hilde Van MieghemHilde Van MieghemFemale Anarchist
Jan NemejovskýJan NemejovskýMustachioed Anarchist
Toon AgterbergToon AgterbergYouthful Anarchist
Maria MilesAnna
Vladimír GutEdward

Director

Steven Soderbergh

Writer

Lem Dobbs

Release date

15 Nov 1991

Runtime

1h 38m

Budget

$11.0M

Studio

Pricel, Baltimore Pictures

Language

English

Countries

France,United States of America

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