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.
Genre: Drama
Stars: Curd Jürgens, Claire Bloom, Hansjörg Felmy, Mario Adorf, Hans Söhnker, Rudolf Forster
Crew: Gerd Oswald (Director), Luggi Waldleitner (Producer), Hans-Martin Majewski (Original Music Composer), K.M. Eckstein (Editor), Stefan Zweig (Novel), Günther Senftleben (Director of Photography)
Country: Germany
Language: Deutsch
Studio: Roxy Film
Runtime: 102 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Sep 02, 1960
IMDb: 4.25
Keywords:chess, based on novel or book
