Brainwashed (1960)
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.
Director: 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 |
| Sound | Hans-Martin Majewski | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Günther Senftleben | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Stefan Zweig | Novel |
| Writing | Harold Medford | Writer |
| Writing | Gerd Oswald | Writer |
| Editing | K.M. Eckstein | Editor |
| Writing | Herbert Reinecker | Writer |
| Art | Wolf Englert | Production Design |
| Art | Ernst Richter | Production Design |
| Camera | Franz Hofer | Camera Operator |
| Production | Fritz Anton | Unit Manager |
| Production | Willy Schöne | Unit Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ursula Stutz | Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Franz Mayrhofer | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gerda Scholz-Grosse | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Rudolf Teschner | Technical Advisor |
| Editing | Barbara Riedel | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Bernhard Reicherts | Sound |
| Production | Johannes J. Frank | Production Manager |
| Directing | Wolfgang Bellenbaum | Assistant Director |