Schwarz und weiß wie Tage und Nächte
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A scientist who abandoned chess after suffering a nervous breakdown as a child prodigy develops an undefeated chess program. However, the Russian world champion defeats Tommy Rosemund's creation in a televised match. As a result, the West German mathematician becomes a top chess professional himself, a move the West German media claim will demonstrate the superiority of Germany and democracy. The round-faced, pale Rosemund believes the entire Red Communist bloc is trying to prevent him from defeating their atheistic young star, Stefan Koruga, and becoming the next Bobby Fischer and a symbol of capitalism's superiority over socialism.
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Edited by Hannes NikelShot by Jorg Michael BaldeniusScored by Klaus DoldingerDesigned by O Jochen Schmidt
Also known as
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18 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Bruno Ganz
as Thomas Rosemund
Gila Von Weitershausen
as Marie Rosemund
Ljuba Tadic
as Stefan Koruga
Gudrun Vaupel
as Mutter Rosemund
Alexander Hegarth
as Vater Rosemund
Joachim Wichmann
as Grünfeld
Rene Deltgen
as Lindford
Alexis Von Hagemeister
as Wilke
Markus Helis
as Thomas als Kind
Elke Schuessler
as Marie als Kind
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