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.
Cast
Curd Jürgens
Werner von Basil
Claire Bloom
Irene Andreny
Hansjörg Felmy
Hans Berger
Mario Adorf
Mirko Centowic
Hans Söhnker
Bishop Ambrosse
Rudolf Forster
Hotelmanager
Jan Hendriks
First Officer
Albert Lieven
Hartmann
Dietmar Schönherr
Rabbi
Wolfgang Wahl
Mondgesicht
Albert Bessler
Scientist
Alan Gifford
Mac Iver
Harald Maresch
Ballet Master
Karl Stepanek
Baranow
Dorothea Wieck
Countess (uncredited)
Rijk de Gooyer
Secretary (uncredited)
Susanne Körber-Harlan
Young Woman (uncredited)
Crew
Gerd Oswald
Director, Writer
Harold Medford
Writer
Herbert Reinecker
Writer
Stefan Zweig
Novel
K.M. Eckstein
Editor
Barbara Riedel
Assistant Editor
Günther Senftleben
Director of Photography
Wolfgang Bellenbaum
Assistant Director
Luggi Waldleitner
Producer
Wolf Englert
Production Design
Ernst Richter
Production Design
Franz Hofer
Camera Operator
Ursula Stutz
Costume Designer
Franz Mayrhofer
Makeup Artist
Gerda Scholz-Grosse
Makeup Artist
Bernhard Reicherts
Sound
Hans-Martin Majewski
Original Music Composer
Rudolf Teschner
Technical Advisor
Johannes J. Frank
Production Manager
Fritz Anton
Unit Manager
Willy Schöne
Unit Manager
