Released:
1978-10-10

Overview:
A scientist who swore off playing chess after a nervous breakdown as a boy wunderkind, creates an undefeated chess program. But the Russian world champ beats Tommy Rosemund's masterwork in a televised match. So the West German mathematician becomes a top chess pro himself, which the West German media boast will prove the superiority of Germany and democracy. The jowly, white-faced Rosemund believes that the entire Red Communist bloc is out to stop him from vanquishing their atheist pretty boy, Stefan Koruga, to become the next Bobby Fischer and a symbol that capitalism is preferable to socialism.

Director:
Wolfgang Petersen

Runtime:
1h 43min

Genre:
Drama, TV Movie

• Cast:
• 
  Bruno Ganz
  as
  Thomas Rosemund
• 
  Gila von Weitershausen
  as
  Marie Rosemund
• 
  Ljuba Tadić
  as
  Stefan Koruga
• 
  Gudrun Vaupel
  as
  Mutter Rosemund
• 
  Alexander Hegarth
  as
  Vater Rosemund