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.

• DirectorGerd Oswald
• Release2 September 1960
• GenreDrama
• Duration1h 42m
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  6.8
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  Roxy Film