Drama
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.
Directed by
Gerd Oswald
Written by
Herbert Reinecker, Harold Medford, Gerd Oswald
Claire Bloom
Irene Andreny
Curd Jürgens
Werner von Basil
Mario Adorf
Mirko Centowic
Dietmar Schönherr
Rabbi
Karl Stepanek
Baranow
Jan Hendriks
First Officer
Hansjörg Felmy
Hans Berger
Wolfgang Wahl
Mondgesicht
Albert Lieven
Hartmann
Rijk de Gooyer
Secretary (uncredited)
Alan Gifford
Mac Iver
Rudolf Forster
Hotelmanager
Dorothea Wieck
Countess (uncredited)
Hans Söhnker
Bishop Ambrosse
Albert Bessler
Scientist
Harald Maresch
Ballet Master
Susanne Körber-Harlan
Young Woman (uncredited)

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