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Release Date:
January 13, 2023
Summary:
Vienna, 1938: Austria is occupied by the Nazis. Dr. Josef Bartok (Oliver Masucci) is preparing to flee to America with his wife Anna when he is arrested by the Gestapo. As a former notary to the deposed Austrian aristocracy, he is told to help the local Gestapo leader gain access to their private bank accounts in order to fund the Nazi regime. Refusing to cooperate, Bartok is locked in solitary confinement. Just as his mind is beginning to crack, Bartok happens upon a book of famous chess games. To withstand the torture of isolation, Bartok disappears into the world of chess, maintaining his sanity only by memorizing every move. As the action flashes forward to a transatlantic crossing on which he is a passenger, it seems as though Bartok has finally found freedom. But recounting his story to his fellow travelers, it's clear that his encounters with both the Gestapo and with the royal game itself have not stopped haunting him.
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| Runtime: | 110 min |
| Rating: | Not Rated |
| Official Site: | https://www.filmmovement.com/chess-story |
| Production: | Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR) |
| Genres: | Drama, Thriller, War |
| Countries: | DE, AT |
| Language: | German |
| Director | Credit |
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| Philipp Stölzl | Director |
| Writer | Credit |
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| Eldar Grigorian | Writer |
| Stefan Zweig | Novel |
| Principal Cast | Credit |
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| Anton Rattinger | Fahrer Max |
| Aron Eichhorn | Demonstrant |
| Birgit Minichmayr | Anna Bartok |
| Dieter Bernhardt | Fahrer |
| Elias Gabele | Passkontrolleur Am Hafen |
| Isa Hochgerner | Köchin |
| Johannes Zeiler | Dr. Fink |
| Maresi Riegner | Dienstmädchen Klara |
| Oliver Masucci | Dr. Josef Bartok |
| Rafael Stachowiak | Schiffskellner Harry |
| Cast | Credit |
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| Andreas Lust | Johann Prantl |
| Clemens Berndorff | Dr. Swoboda |
| Gerhard Flödl | Kellner Palais Auersperg |
| Lukas Miko | Gustav Sailer |
| Markus Schleinzer | Dr. Auer |
| Producer | Credit |
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| Carlos Gerstenhauer | Commissioning Editor: BR |
| Claudia Grässel | Commissioning Editor: ARD Degeto |
| Danny Krausz | Co-Producer |
| Florian Krügel | Line Producer: Austria |
| Isabel Hund | Co-Producer |
| Jakob Neuhaeusser | Line Producer |
| Kalle Friz | Co-Producer |
| Philipp Worm | Producer |
| Sandrine Mattes | Co-Producer |
| Sebastian Lückel | Commissioning Editor: ARD Degeto |
| Tobias Schultze | Commissioning Editor: BR |
| Tobias Walker | Producer |
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