Bürgel — The Castle Character Profile

About Bürgel

A Castle clerk and official who assists K upon his arrival. He represents the weary, entrenched administrative apparatus and provides bureaucratic guidance to the newcomer.

Character Facts

Played by

Helmut Qualtinger

Appears in

The Castle (1968)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (3)

• Bürgel — Professional Official — K (Maximilian Schell)

  K interacts with castle official Bürgel

• Bürgel — Professional Former Employer — Frieda (Cordula Trantow)

  Frieda previously worked for Bürgel

• Bürgel — Power Superior — Barnabas (Georg Lehn)

  Barnabas reports to Bürgel

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• Innkeeper's Wife (Trudik Daniel)
• Olga (Iva Janžurová)
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