Overview
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.
Fun facts
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Based on
Based on the novel The Royal Game
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Music
Music by Hans-Martin Majewski
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Günther Senftleben
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Gerd OswaldWriter
- Harold MedfordWriter
- Stefan ZweigNovel
- Herbert ReineckerWriter
- Original title
- Schachnovelle
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- September 2, 1960
- Original language
- German
- Countries
- Germany
Production
Cast
Curd JürgensWerner von Basil
Claire BloomIrene Andreny
Hansjörg FelmyHans Berger
Mario AdorfMirko Centowic
Hans SöhnkerBishop Ambrosse
Rudolf ForsterHotelmanager
Jan HendriksFirst Officer
Albert LievenHartmann
Dietmar SchönherrRabbi
Wolfgang WahlMondgesicht
Albert BesslerScientist
Alan GiffordMac Iver- Harald MareschBallet Master
Karl StepanekBaranow
Dorothea WieckCountess (uncredited)
Rijk de GooyerSecretary (uncredited)- Susanne Körber-HarlanYoung Woman (uncredited)
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