Chess Story
# He turned resistance into a game
📜 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.
🌏 Languages Available:
German
📆 Date Released:
2021-09-23
⌚ Running Time:
111 mins
⭐ Vote Average:
7.0
Beloved Cast
Dr. Josef Bartok
Oliver Masucci
Franz-Josef Böhm
Albrecht Schuch
Anna Bartok
Birgit Minichmayr
Owen McConnor
Rolf Lassgård
Johann Prantl
Andreas Lust
Alfred Koller
Samuel Finzi
Gustav Sailer
Lukas Miko
Barkeeper Willem
Joel Basman
Dr. Swoboda
Clemens Berndorff
Dr. Fink
Johannes Zeiler
Dienstmädchen Klara
Maresi Riegner
Fridl
Luisa-Céline Gaffron
Schutzmann Erich
Moritz von Treuenfels
Schachspieler an Bar
Carl Achleitner
Schiffsarzt Dr. Wouters
Eric Bouwer
Schiffskellner Harry
Rafael Stachowiak
Köchin
Isa Hochgerner
Fahrer Max
Anton Rattinger
Dr. Auer
Markus Schleinzer
Schachspieler an Bar
Manfred Möck
Beamter in Hotelbibliothek
Paul Schweinester
Seward Claas
Alexander Khuon
Fahrer
Dieter Bernhardt
Passkontrolleur am Hafen
Elias Gabele
Demonstrant
Aron Eichhorn
Kellner Palais Auersperg
Gerhard Flödl
Gestapomänner
Heiko Köchel
Gestapomänner
Kari Rakkola
Gestapomänner
Christian Dungl
Pianist Hotel Metropole
Belush Korenyi
Beamte an Hotelrezeption
Philipp M. Krenn
Franz-Josef Böhm und Mirko Czentovic
Albrecht Schuch
Gestapo-Beamter
Christoph Kostomiris
