Kafka stars an actor.
Sir Alec Guinness , ( born Alec Guinness de Cuffe , 2 April 1914 -- 5 August 2000 ) was an English actor . Jeremy John Irons ( born 19 September 1948 ) is an English actor . Kafka (film) . It was written by Lem Dobbs , and stars Jeremy Irons in the title role , with Theresa Russell , Ian Holm , Jeroen Krabbé , Joel Grey , Armin Mueller-Stahl , and Alec Guinness .