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Chess Story
Release Date: September 23, 2021
| Year | : | 2021 |
| Slogan | : | «He turned resistance into a game» |
| Genres | : | History, Drama, War, Thriller |
| Production Companies | : | Walker & Worm Film, Dor Film Production Company, BR, ARD Degeto, ORF, StudioCanal |
| Director | : | Philipp Stölzl |
| Producers | : | Danny Krausz, Tobias Walker, Philipp Worm, Kalle Friz, Isabel Hund |
| Writers | : | Stefan Zweig, Eldar Grigorian |
| RunTime | : | 112 mins. |
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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Trailer: Chess Story (2021) | Trailer | Philipp Stölzl
Trailer: Official Trailer
Main Actors
Oliver Masucci
Character : Dr. Josef Bartok
Albrecht Schuch
Character : Franz-Josef Böhm
Birgit Minichmayr
Character : Anna Bartok
Andreas Lust
Character : Johann Prantl
Samuel Finzi
Character : Alfred Koller
Lukas Miko
Character : Gustav Sailer
Joel Basman
Character : Barkeeper Willem
Rolf Lassgård
Character : Owen McConnor
Clemens Berndorff
Character : Dr. Swoboda
Johannes Zeiler
Character : Dr. Fink
Maresi Riegner
Character : Dienstmädchen Klara
Luisa-Céline Gaffron
Character : Fridl
Moritz von Treuenfels
Character : Schutzmann Erich
Carl Achleitner
Character : Schachspieler an Bar
Eric Bouwer
Character : Schiffsarzt Dr. Wouters
Rafael Stachowiak
Character : Schiffskellner Harry
Isa Hochgerner
Character : Köchin
Anton Rattinger
Character : Fahrer Max
Markus Schleinzer
Character : Dr. Auer
Manfred Möck
Character : Schachspieler an Bar
Paul Schweinester
Character : Beamter in Hotelbibliothek
Alexander Khuon
Character : Seward Claas
Dieter Bernhardt
Character : Fahrer
Elias Gabele
Character : Passkontrolleur am Hafen
Aron Eichhorn
Character : Demonstrant
Gerhard Flödl
Character : Kellner Palais Auersperg
Heiko Köchel
Character : Gestapomänner
Kari Rakkola
Character : Gestapomänner
Christian Dungl
Character : Gestapomänner
Belush Korenyi
Character : Pianist Hotel Metropole
Philipp M. Krenn
Character : Beamte an Hotelrezeption
Albrecht Schuch
Character : Franz-Josef Böhm und Mirko Czentovic
Christoph Kostomiris
Character : Gestapo-Beamter
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