Werner von Basil (a Austrian intellectual) was captured by the Nazi in 1938. The 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), Stefan Zweig (Novel), Harold Medford (Writer), Gerd Oswald (Writer), K.M. Eckstein (Editor)
Country: Germany
Language:
Studio: Roxy Film
Runtime: 102 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Sep 16, 1960
IMDb: 4.2
Keywords:chess
