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The Insurance Man (1986)

The Insurance Man (1986)

Drama TV Movie
Release Date: 1986, February 22
Directors: Richard Eyre
Countries: United Kingdom
Production: BBC
Cast: Hugh Fraser, Sam Kelly, Jim Broadbent, Daniel Day-Lewis, Tony Haygarth, Benjamin Whitrow, Geoffrey Palmer, Richenda Carey, Vivian Pickles, Roger Hammond, Robert Hines, Charlotte Coleman

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.

Keywords:

kafkaesque