Chess Story
“He turned resistance into a game.”
Synopsis
In 1938, as Nazi troops entered Vienna, lawyer Josef Bartok attempts to flee to the United States with his wife but is detained by the Gestapo. He refuses to provide the confidential information demanded by the Gestapo and is placed in solitary confinement, where he endures psychological torment for months that weakens him. While imprisoned, he steals an old book about chess, which becomes a focus that helps him cope with the mental suffering inflicted upon him, eventually turning into a dangerous obsession.
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Edited by Sven BudelmannShot by Thomas W KiennastScored by Ingo Ludwig FrenzelDesigned by Matthias Musse
Also known as
- Chess Storyen
- The Royal Gameen
- Le Joueur d'échecsfr
- Il re degli scacchiit
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20 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Oliver Masucci
as Dr. Josef Bartok
Dieter Bernhardt
as Fahrer
Elias Gabele
as Passkontrolleur am Hafen
Birgit Minichmayr
as Anna Bartok
Rafael Stachowiak
as Schiffskellner Harry
Isa Hochgerner
as Köchin
Maresi Riegner
as Dienstmädchen Klara
Anton Rattinger
as Fahrer Max
Aron Eichhorn
as Demonstrant
Johannes Zeiler
as Dr. Fink
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