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.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- September 2, 1960
- Original language
- German
- Countries
- Germany
- Production
- Roxy Film
- Cast
- Rudolf Forster,Dietmar Schönherr,Mario Adorf,Albert Lieven,Albert Bessler,Rijk de Gooyer,Susanne Körber-Harlan,Curd Jürgens,Dorothea Wieck,Karl Stepanekand 7 more
- Director
- Gerd Oswald
- Producer
- Luggi Waldleitner
- Cinematography
- Günther Senftleben
- Music
- Hans-Martin Majewski
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
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