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

Cast

Curd Jürgens

Claire Bloom

Hansjörg Felmy

Mario Adorf

Hans Söhnker

Rudolf Forster

Jan Hendriks

Albert Lieven

Dietmar Schönherr

Wolfgang Wahl