Die Grünstein-Variante

The plot revolves around three men waiting to be deported in a prison. To escape the monotony, they form chess pieces from their bread rations, with which they then play against each other. Grünstein, a Polish Jew, proves to be a real talent, because although he is a beginner, he manages to defeat even the experienced player Lodeck, a German sailor, with his "Grünstein Variant".

• Bernhard WickiDirector
• Wolfgang KohlhaaseScreenplay
• Bernhard WickiScreenplay

• Klaus SchwarzkopfGrieche
• Fred DürenGrünstein
• Rolf HoppeGefängnisdirektor
• Jörg GudzuhnLodek
• Arno WyzniewskiKaminski
• Rolf LudwigGarstecki
• Willi SchradeWärter
• Hubert GleissnerWärter