Chess Story
Schachnovelle
Release: 2021-09-23
·Runtime: 110m
·★ 6.9
History
Drama
War
Thriller
1938. While the Nazi troops march into Vienna, the lawyer Josef Bartok hastily tries to escape to the USA with his wife but is arrested by the Gestapo. Bartok remains steadfast and refuses to cooperate with the Gestapo that requires confidential information from him. Thrown into solitary confinement, Bartok is psychologically tormented for months and begins to weaken. However, when he steals an old book about chess it sets him on course to overcome the mental suffering inflicted upon him, until it becomes a dangerous obsession.
Production Countries
Austria
Germany
Production Companies
Walker & Worm Film
Dor Film
BR
ORF
StudioCanal
Studio Babelsberg
ARD
ARD Degeto
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Alexander Khuon
as Seward Claas
Kari Rakkola
as Gestapo Man
Oliver Masucci
as Dr. Josef Bartok
Birgit Minichmayr
as Anna Bartok
Maresi Riegner
as Maid Klara
Samuel Finzi
as Alfred Koller
Carl Achleitner
as Chess Player
Lukas Miko
as Gustav Sailer
Luisa-Céline Gaffron
as Fridl
Paul Schweinester
as Officer in Hotel Library
Rolf Lassgård
as Owen McConnor
Clemens Berndorff
as Dr. Swoboda
Moritz von Treuenfels
as Policeman Erich
Anton Rattinger
as Driver Max
Albrecht Schuch
as Franz-Josef Böhm
Andreas Lust
as Johann Prantl
Joel Basman
as Barkeeper Willem
Rafael Stachowiak
as Ship Waiter Harry
Johannes Zeiler
as Dr. Fink
Eric Bouwer
as Dr. Wouters
Markus Schleinzer
as Dr. Auer
