Released:
1960-09-02

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.

Director:
Gerd Oswald

Runtime:
1h 42min

Genre:
Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Curd Jürgens
  as
  Werner von Basil
• 
  Claire Bloom
  as
  Irene Andreny
• 
  Hansjörg Felmy
  as
  Hans Berger
• 
  Mario Adorf
  as
  Mirko Centowic
• 
  Hans Söhnker
  as
  Bishop Ambrosse