The Trial The Most Remarkable Motion Picture Ever Made! The surreal tale of an unassuming man who is accused of a never-specified crime and shambles through bizarre encounters to escape this nightmare. Details Casts Title The Trial Release Date 1962-12-21 Runtime 01 Hours 59 Minutes Genres Crime Drama Mystery Production Companies Hisa-Film, Paris-Europa Productions, Finanziaria Cinematografica Italiana (FICIT) Production Countries France, Germany, Italy Anthony Perkins Josef K. Jeanne Moreau Marika Burstner Romy Schneider Leni Orson Welles Albert Hastler Akim Tamiroff Bloch Elsa Martinelli Hilda Suzanne Flon Miss Pittl Madeleine Robinson Mrs. Grubach Max Haufler Uncle Max Max Buchsbaum Examining Magistrate Arnoldo Foà Inspector A Jess Hahn Assistant Inspector #2 Billy Kearns Assistant Inspector #1 Maurice Teynac Deputy Manager Naydra Shore Irmie Raoul Delfosse Policeman Jean-Claude Rémoleux Policeman Carl Studer Man In Leather Fernand Ledoux Chief Clerk of the Law C? Thomas Holtzmann Bert the Law Student Wolfgang Reichmann Courtroom Guard William Chappell Titorelli Michael Lonsdale Priest Peter Sallis Uncle Max (uncredited)