Chess Story

Chess Story (2021)

He turned resistance into a game.

  • Genre: History, Drama, War, Thriller
  • Release Date: 2021-09-23
  • User Rating: 6.9/10 from 145 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 50min
  • Language: Deutsch
  • Production Company: Walker & Worm Film
  • Production Country: Austria, Germany
  • Director: Philipp Stölzl
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Summary

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.

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  • Oliver Masucci

    as Dr. Josef Bartok

  • Albrecht Schuch

    as Franz-Josef Böhm

  • Birgit Minichmayr

    as Anna Bartok

  • Rolf Lassgård

    as Owen McConnor

  • Andreas Lust

    as Johann Prantl

  • Samuel Finzi

    as Alfred Koller

  • Lukas Miko

    as Gustav Sailer

  • Joel Basman

    as Barkeeper Willem

  • Clemens Berndorff

    as Dr. Swoboda

  • Johannes Zeiler

    as Dr. Fink

  • Maresi Riegner

    as Maid Klara

  • Luisa-Céline Gaffron

    as Fridl

  • Moritz von Treuenfels

    as Policeman Erich

  • Carl Achleitner

    as Chess Player

  • Eric Bouwer

    as Dr. Wouters

  • Rafael Stachowiak

    as Ship Waiter Harry

  • Isa Hochgerner

    as Cook

  • Anton Rattinger

    as Driver Max

  • Markus Schleinzer

    as Dr. Auer

  • Manfred Möck

    as Chess Player

  • Paul Schweinester

    as Officer in Hotel Library

  • Alexander Khuon

    as Seward Claas

  • Dieter Bernhardt

    as Driver

  • Elias Gabele

    as Passport Controller at the Port

  • Aron Eichhorn

    as Protester

  • Gerhard Flödl

    as Waiter at Palais Auersperg

  • Heiko Köchel

    as Gestapo Man

  • Kari Rakkola

    as Gestapo Man

  • Christian Dungl

    as Gestapo Man

  • Belush Korenyi

    as Pianist at Hotel Metropole

  • Philipp M. Krenn

    as Officer at Hotel Reception

  • Christoph Kostomiris

    as Gestapo Officer
Production Kalle Friz Co-Producer
Production Danny Krausz Co-Producer
Production Philipp Worm Producer
Production Isabel Hund Co-Producer
Production Tobias Walker Producer
Editing Sven Budelmann Editor
Sound Gunnar Voigt Sound
Directing Philipp Stölzl Director
Writing Stefan Zweig Novel
Writing Eldar Grigorian Writer
Camera Thomas W. Kiennast Director of Photography
Sound Ingo Ludwig Frenzel Original Music Composer
Production Simone Bär Casting
Sound Jan Petzold Sound Designer
Sound Martin Steyer Sound Mixer
Art Matthias Müsse Production Design
Costume & Make-Up Tanja Hausner Costume Design
Visual Effects Michael Wortmann Visual Effects Supervisor
Costume & Make-Up Daniela Skala Makeup Designer
Costume & Make-Up Daniela Skala Hair Designer

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