Metamorphosis

Oct 16, 1975

0h 55m

★ 6.0

Overview

Travelling salesman Gregor Samsa wakes to find that he's been transformed into a giant insect. This particular Franz Kafka adaptation is seen from Gregor's point of view, continuing to explore themes of alienation, family duty, and the absurdity of modern life as the Samsa clan cope with how to go on with the situation at hand.

Genres

Comedy

TV Movie

Fantasy

Drama

Production Companies

ORF

ZDF

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Cast

Der Vater

Heinz Bennent

Die Mutter

Zdenka Procházková

Die Tochter Grete

Edwige Pierre

Der Prokurist

Achim Strietzel

Die Putzfrau

Tamara Kafka

Gregor

Gunnar Holm-Petersen

Karl Renar

Alfred Baarovy

Herbert Klein

Dieter Kettenbach

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