Schachnovelle (1960)
Werner von Basil, ein österreichischer Intellektueller wird in Jahre 1938 von den Nazis in einem Hotelzimmer in Einzelhaft gehalten. Durch die Verhinderung jeglicher geistiger Betätigung soll sein Wille gebrochen werden. Der Fund und die Studie eine Buches über Schach verhindert den geistigen Abstieg.
Der Regisseur: Gerd Oswald
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Curd Jürgens as Werner von Basil |
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Claire Bloom as Irene Andreny |
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Hansjörg Felmy as Hans Berger |
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Mario Adorf as Mirko Centowic |
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Hans Söhnker as Bishop Ambrosse |
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Rudolf Forster as Hotelmanager |
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Jan Hendriks as First Officer |
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Albert Lieven as Hartmann |
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Dietmar Schönherr as Rabbi |
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Wolfgang Wahl as Mondgesicht |
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Albert Bessler as Scientist |
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Alan Gifford as Mac Iver |
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Harald Maresch as Ballet Master |
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Karl Stepanek as Baranow |
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Dorothea Wieck as Countess (uncredited) |
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Rijk de Gooyer as Secretary (uncredited) |
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Susanne Körber-Harlan as Young Woman (uncredited) |
| Directing | Gerd Oswald | Director |
| Production | Luggi Waldleitner | Producer |
| Writing | Gerd Oswald | Writer |
| Sound | Hans-Martin Majewski | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Harold Medford | Writer |
| Editing | K.M. Eckstein | Editor |
| Camera | Günther Senftleben | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Stefan Zweig | Novel |
| Writing | Herbert Reinecker | Writer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gerda Scholz-Grosse | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Franz Mayrhofer | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Wolf Englert | Production Design |
| Production | Willy Schöne | Unit Manager |
| Editing | Barbara Riedel | Assistant Editor |
| Camera | Franz Hofer | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ursula Stutz | Costume Designer |
| Production | Johannes J. Frank | Production Manager |
| Production | Fritz Anton | Unit Manager |
| Art | Ernst Richter | Production Design |
| Crew | Rudolf Teschner | Technical Advisor |
| Sound | Bernhard Reicherts | Sound |
| Directing | Wolfgang Bellenbaum | Assistant Director |