'' The Castle '' ( ) is a 1968 West German film directed by Rudolf Noelte and starring Maximilian Schell , Cordula Trantow , Trudik Daniel and Helmut Qualtinger . It is based on the 1926 eponymous novel by Franz Kafka . The film won two German Film Awards . It was chosen as West Germany 's official submission to the 44th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film , but did not manage to receive a nomination . It was also listed to compete at the 1968 Cannes Film Festival , but the festival was cancelled due to the events of May 1968 in France
44th Academy Awards
44th Academy Awards
The Castle (1968 film)