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.
Curd Jürgens
Werner von Basil
Claire Bloom
Irene Andreny
Hansjörg Felmy
Hans Berger
Mario Adorf
Mirko Centowic
Hans Söhnker
Bishop Ambrosse
Rudolf Forster
Hotelmanager
Jan Hendriks
First Officer
Albert Lieven
Hartmann
Dietmar Schönherr
Rabbi
Wolfgang Wahl
Mondgesicht
Albert Bessler
Scientist
Alan Gifford
Mac Iver
Harald Maresch
Ballet Master
Karl Stepanek
Baranow
Dorothea Wieck
Countess (uncredited)
Rijk de Gooyer
Secretary (uncredited)
Susanne Körber-Harlan
Young Woman (uncredited)
Gerd Oswald
Director, Writer
Harold Medford
Writer
Herbert Reinecker
Luggi Waldleitner
Producer
Invalid Date
May 18, 1991
Mar 8, 2001
Sep 22, 1995
Sep 26, 1961
May 2, 1979
Sep 16, 2004
Sep 23, 2021
Jun 22, 2013
Jul 8, 2009
Sep 2, 2011
Apr 20, 1965
Apr 9, 2015
Jul 17, 2014
Dec 21, 2017
Roxy Film
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Germany
Deutsch
