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.
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
High Crimes
The World According to Garp
The Hotel New Hampshire
Shutter Island
Runaway Jury
The Count of Monte Cristo
Saw II
47 Bombs
The Seventh Seal
Stalag 17
Ponniyin Selvan: Part II
Soldier of Orange
The River Why
From Here to Eternity
The Mosquito Coast
Mysterious Skin
Closely Watched Trains
The Royal Game
Wazir
Checkmates