Franz Kafka

Franz Kafka

Known for
Writing
Born
July 3, 1883
Died
June 3, 1924 (aged 40)
Birthplace
Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia, Austria-Hungary

Biography

Franz Kafka (July 3, 1883 – June 3, 1924) was a German-language Bohemian writer born in Prague. Combining elements of realism and the fantastic, his works explore themes of alienation, existential anxiety, guilt, and bureaucratic absurdity, originating the term "Kafkaesque." During his lifetime, Kafka published short stories and the novella The Metamorphosis (1915). Following his death from tuberculosis, his unpublished manuscripts were posthumously edited and released by his executor Max Brod, including the celebrated novels The Trial (1925), The Castle (1926), and Amerika (1927). His literature remains a foundational influence on modern prose, theater, and cinema.

Known For

Filmography

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America poster

America

Movie · Author

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The Tragedy of Professor Samsa or: How Gregor Learned to Relax and Drink his Milk poster

The Tragedy of Professor Samsa or: How Gregor Learned to Relax and Drink his Milk

Movie · Original Film Writer

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Josefine poster

Josefine

Movie · Short Story

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Frühlings Sonate poster

Frühlings Sonate

Movie · Original Story

2026
The Judgement poster

The Judgement

Movie · Novel

2026
The Metamorphosis poster

The Metamorphosis

Movie · Book

2026
Schron

Schron

Movie · Novel

2026
The Trial

The Trial

Movie · Story

2025
Jói

Jói

Movie · Writer

2024
The Metamorphosis poster

The Metamorphosis

Movie · Story

2024
Crust poster

Crust

Movie · Original Story

2024
Piquenique no Castelo poster

Piquenique no Castelo

Movie · Original Story

2024
Odradek poster

Odradek

Movie · Original Story

2024
Frantic Assembly’s Metamorphosis poster

Frantic Assembly’s Metamorphosis

Movie · Writer

2024
SapienZ poster

SapienZ

Movie · Original Story

2024
La porta divisoria poster

La porta divisoria

Movie · Original Story

2024
Davanti alla Legge poster

Davanti alla Legge

Movie · Writer

2023
Kafka: Proces

Kafka: Proces

Movie · Novel

2023
The Damned Yard poster

The Damned Yard

Movie · Writer

2023
METAMORPHOSIS

METAMORPHOSIS

Movie · Original Film Writer

2021
Franz Kafka's THE BURROW poster

Franz Kafka's THE BURROW

Movie · Original Story

2019
The Burrow poster

The Burrow

Movie · Writer

2019
In Our Synagogue poster

In Our Synagogue

Movie · Story

2018
The Trial poster

The Trial

Movie · Original Story

2018
The Metamorphosis

The Metamorphosis

Movie · Original Story

2017
Mr Rotpeter poster

Mr Rotpeter

Movie · Story

2016
Métamorphose poster

Métamorphose

Movie · Novel

2016
The Judgment poster

The Judgment

Movie · Writer

2016
Artist of Fasting poster

Artist of Fasting

Movie · Short Story

2015
Metamorphosis poster

Metamorphosis

Movie · Story

2015
The Great Wall poster

The Great Wall

Movie · Short Story

2015
K

K

Movie · Novel

2015
The Castle poster

The Castle

Movie · Novel

2014
The Burrow poster

The Burrow

Movie · Novel

2013
People in Places poster

People in Places

Movie · Short Story

2013
Appunti per un film su Kafka - Nella colonia penale poster

Appunti per un film su Kafka - Nella colonia penale

Movie · Short Story

2012
The Island of the Dead poster

The Island of the Dead

Movie · Writer

2012
Metamorphosis poster

Metamorphosis

Movie · Novel

2012
Metamorphosis poster

Metamorphosis

Movie · Original Story

2011
Jackals and Arabs poster

Jackals and Arabs

Movie · Story

2009
The Toledo Report poster

The Toledo Report

Movie · Writer

2008
Metamorphosis

Metamorphosis

Movie · Original Story

2007
The Metamorphosis poster

The Metamorphosis

Movie · Writer

2007
Franz Kafka's a Country Doctor poster

Franz Kafka's a Country Doctor

Movie · Original Story

2006
The Man Who Waited poster

The Man Who Waited

Movie · Story, Author

2004
Metamorfosis poster

Metamorfosis

Movie · Novel

2004
Human Body poster

Human Body

Movie · Short Story

2002
The Hunger Artist poster

The Hunger Artist

Movie · Story

2002
Metamorphosis poster

Metamorphosis

Movie · Novel

2002
K

K

Movie · Story

2002
Ein Brudermord poster

Ein Brudermord

Movie · Story

2002
My Neighbor poster

My Neighbor

Movie · Writer

2001
K.aF.ka - Fragment poster

K.aF.ka - Fragment

Movie · Original Story

2001
Les animals poster

Les animals

Movie · Author

2001
Lo strano caso del signor Kappa poster

Lo strano caso del signor Kappa

Movie · Opera

1997
The Castle poster

The Castle

Movie · Novel

1997
Metamorphosis: Beyond the Screen Door poster

Metamorphosis: Beyond the Screen Door

Movie · Novel

1996
The Country Doctor poster

The Country Doctor

Movie · Novel

1996
Bättre utan hund poster

Bättre utan hund

Movie · Short Story

1995
Land Surveyor poster

Land Surveyor

Movie · Novel

1995
The Hunger Artist poster

The Hunger Artist

Movie · Writer

1994
The Chamber Stork poster

The Chamber Stork

Movie · Short Story

1994
The Castle poster

The Castle

Movie · Novel

1994
Amerika poster

Amerika

Movie · Novel

1994
Procesas

Procesas

Movie · Novel

1994
The Mix-up poster

The Mix-up

Movie · Novel

1994
Josephine the Singer and the Mice People poster

Josephine the Singer and the Mice People

Movie · Original Story

1993
The Trial poster

The Trial

Movie · Novel

1993
The Metamorphosis of Franz Kafka

The Metamorphosis of Franz Kafka

Movie · Novel

1992
Rider on a Bucket poster

Rider on a Bucket

Movie · Short Story

1989
Metamorphosis poster

Metamorphosis

Movie · Short Story

1988
La Metamorfosi poster

La Metamorfosi

Movie · Original Story

1988
The Village Doctor poster

The Village Doctor

Movie · Original Story

1987
El prontuario del señor K poster

El prontuario del señor K

Movie · Writer

1986
Linna poster

Linna

Movie · Novel

1985
Theatre Night poster

Theatre Night

TV · Short Story · 1 ep

1985
Screen Two poster

Screen Two

TV · Novel · 1 ep

1984
Class Relations poster

Class Relations

Movie · Novel

1983
La Métamorphose poster

La Métamorphose

Movie · Original Story

1982
Une villa aux environs de New York poster

Une villa aux environs de New York

Movie · Novel

1982
A Hunger Artist poster

A Hunger Artist

Movie · Original Story

1981
A Fratricide

A Fratricide

Movie · Original Story

1980
The Trial poster

The Trial

Movie · Writer

1978
"Amerika" vor Augen oder Kafka in 43 Min. 30 Sec.

"Amerika" vor Augen oder Kafka in 43 Min. 30 Sec.

Movie · Novel

1978
The Metamorphosis of Mr. Samsa poster

The Metamorphosis of Mr. Samsa

Movie · Short Story

1976
The Metamorphosis

The Metamorphosis

Movie · Novel

1975
Metamorphosis poster

Metamorphosis

Movie · Novel

1975
An Imperial Message poster

An Imperial Message

Movie · Writer

1972
Az ítélet poster

Az ítélet

Movie · Writer

1970
The Penal Colony

The Penal Colony

Movie · Story

1969
Amerika oder der Verschollene

Amerika oder der Verschollene

Movie · Novel

1968
The Castle poster

The Castle

Movie · Novel

1965
The Warden of the Tomb poster

The Warden of the Tomb

Movie · Short Story

1965
Thirty-Minute Theatre poster

Thirty-Minute Theatre

TV · Writer · 1 ep

1964
La metamorfosis poster

La metamorfosis

Movie · Novel

1964
Theatre 625 poster

Theatre 625

TV · Novel · 1 ep

1963
A Report to an Academy poster

A Report to an Academy

Movie · Original Story, Writer

1962
The Trial poster

The Trial

Movie · Novel

1962
Das Schloß

Das Schloß

Movie · Writer

1962
Prosessen

Prosessen

Movie · Novel

1955
Folio poster

Folio

TV · Writer · 1 ep

1954
K poster

K

Movie · Original Story

1954
L'arresto

L'arresto

Movie · Novel

1953
The Country Doctor poster

The Country Doctor

Movie · Original Story

1950
A Daily Mix-up poster

A Daily Mix-up

Movie · Writer