Storyline: 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.
Release Date: 1960-09-02
Original Language: de
Original Title: Schachnovelle
Status: Released
Runtime: 102 minutes
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