Chess Story
movie
He turned resistance into a game
Released September 23, 2021
Overview
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.
Cast
Oliver Masucci
as
Dr. Josef Bartok
Albrecht Schuch
as
Franz-Josef Böhm
Birgit Minichmayr
as
Anna Bartok
Rolf Lassgård
as
Owen McConnor
Andreas Lust
as
Johann Prantl
Samuel Finzi
as
Alfred Koller
Lukas Miko
as
Gustav Sailer
Joel Basman
as
Barkeeper Willem
Clemens Berndorff
as
Dr. Swoboda
Johannes Zeiler
as
Dr. Fink
Maresi Riegner
as
Maid Klara
Luisa-Céline Gaffron
as
Fridl
Crew
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Kalle Friz
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Co-Producer
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Ingo Ludwig Frenzel
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Music
Danny Krausz
as
Co-Producer
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Isabel Hund
as
Co-Producer
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Tobias Walker
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Producer
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Philipp Worm
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Producer
Stefan Zweig
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Novel
Thomas W. Kiennast
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Director of Photography
Sven Budelmann
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Editor
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Gunnar Voigt
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Sound
Philipp Stölzl
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Director
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Eldar Grigorian
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Writer