Synopsis
Werner von Basil, a Austrian intellectual, was captured by the Nazis in 1938. They want to break him to confess smuggling. Without any mental sustenance, the only thing left to keep his mind busy is an old tactics book for chess.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
14 audience votes
Key crew
- Gerd OswaldDirector
- Hans-Martin MajewskiOriginal Music Composer
- Harold MedfordWriter
- Gerd OswaldWriter
- Herbert ReineckerWriter
Cast
- Curd JürgensWerner von Basil
- Claire BloomIrene Andreny
- Hansjörg FelmyHans Berger
- Mario AdorfMirko Centowic
- Hans SöhnkerBishop Ambrosse
- Rudolf ForsterHotelmanager
- Jan HendriksFirst Officer
- Albert LievenHartmann
- Dietmar SchönherrRabbi
- Wolfgang WahlMondgesicht
- Albert BesslerScientist
- Alan GiffordMac Iver
Stills
Themes
chessbased on novel or book