The Insurance Man

The Insurance Man

5.9IMDb Score
Released:1986-02-22
Duration:76 min
Director:Richard Eyre
Actors:Daniel Day-Lewis, Robert Hines, Alan MacNaughtan, Trevor Peacock, Jim Broadbent
Production:BBC
Keywords:kafkaesque

Overview:

Franz, a young man, works in a dye factory in Prague. One day he notices a rash-like eczema, growing on his hands. All attempts to treat it with ointment fail, and the rash gradually spreads over his body. After complaining to the management he is laid off work; his relationship with his fiancee is affected. In an attempt to get compensation from his former employers he looks to insurance firm Assicurazion Generali, where he encounters an enigmatic clerk called Kafka.

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