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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.

1h 42m1960TMDb 7.1

Drama

German

Crew and Cast

Gerd OswaldGerd OswaldDirectorCurd JürgensCurd JürgensWerner von BasilClaire BloomClaire BloomIrene AndrenyHansjörg FelmyHansjörg FelmyHans BergerMario AdorfMario AdorfMirko CentowicHans SöhnkerHans SöhnkerBishop AmbrosseRudolf ForsterRudolf ForsterHotelmanagerJan HendriksJan HendriksFirst OfficerAlbert LievenAlbert LievenHartmannDietmar SchönherrDietmar SchönherrRabbiWolfgang WahlWolfgang WahlMondgesicht
Albert BesslerScientistAlan GiffordAlan GiffordMac Iver
Harald MareschBallet MasterKarl StepanekKarl StepanekBaranowDorothea WieckDorothea WieckCountessRijk de GooyerRijk de GooyerSecretary
Susanne Körber-HarlanYoung Woman

Storyline

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.

  • Roxy Film

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Info

Original title
Schachnovelle
Status
Released
Released
2 September 1960
Runtime
1h 42m
TMDB score
7.1 / 10 (14 votes)

Production

Director
Gerd Oswald
Writers
Stefan Zweig, Harold Medford, Gerd Oswald
Studios
Roxy Film
Countries
Germany

Languages

Original
German
Spoken
German