The Trial (1948 film)

The Trial
Directed by	Georg Wilhelm Pabst
Produced by	J. A. Hübler-Kahla
Written by	Rudolf Brunngraber Kurt Heuser Emmerich Robenz
Starring	Ewald Balser
Cinematography	Helmut Ashley Oskar Schnirch
Edited by	Anna Höllering
Release dates	5 March 1948 (1948-03-05)
Running time	108 minutes
Country	Austria
Language	German

The Trial (German: Der Prozeß) is a 1948 Austrian drama film directed by Georg Wilhelm Pabst. At the 9th Venice International Film Festival, Pabst won the Award for Best Director; Ernst Deutsch won the award for Best Actor and the Volpi Cup. The story is based on the events of the Tiszaeszlár Affair.

Cast

• Ewald Balser as Dr. Eötvös
• Marianne Schönauer as Dr. Eötvös' fiancee
• Ernst Deutsch as Scharf, tempel servant
• Rega Hafenbrödl as his wife
• Albert Truby as Moritz, his son
• Heinz Moog as Baron Onody
• Maria Eis as Widow Solymosi
• Aglaja Schmid as Esther, her daughter
• Ida Russka as Bäurin Batori, Esther's employer
• Iván Petrovich as Egressy, prosecutor
• Gustav Diessl as Both, prosecutor
• Fritz Hinz-Fabricius as Judge
• Josef Meinrad as Bary, investigating judge

External links

• Der Prozeß (1948) at IMDb