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Chess Story

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.

RATING

6.98

DIRECTOR

Philipp Stölzl

COUNTRIES

Austria

Germany

RELEASE DATE

2021

TIME

1h 51m

GENRES

History

Drama

War

Thriller

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Oliver Masucci‌

Oliver Masucci

Dr. Josef Bartok

Albrecht Schuch‌

Albrecht Schuch

Franz-Josef Böhm

Birgit Minichmayr‌

Birgit Minichmayr

Anna Bartok

Rolf Lassgård‌

Rolf Lassgård

Owen McConnor

Andreas Lust‌

Andreas Lust

Johann Prantl

Samuel Finzi‌

Samuel Finzi

Alfred Koller

Lukas Miko‌

Lukas Miko

Gustav Sailer

Joel Basman‌

Joel Basman

Barkeeper Willem

Clemens Berndorff‌

Clemens Berndorff

Dr. Swoboda

Johannes Zeiler‌

Johannes Zeiler

Dr. Fink

Maresi Riegner‌

Maresi Riegner

Dienstmädchen Klara

Luisa-Céline Gaffron‌

Luisa-Céline Gaffron

Fridl

Moritz von Treuenfels‌

Moritz von Treuenfels

Schutzmann Erich

Carl Achleitner‌

Carl Achleitner

Schachspieler an Bar

Eric Bouwer‌

Eric Bouwer

Schiffsarzt Dr. Wouters

Rafael Stachowiak‌

Rafael Stachowiak

Schiffskellner Harry

Isa Hochgerner‌

Isa Hochgerner

Köchin

Anton Rattinger‌

Anton Rattinger

Fahrer Max

Markus Schleinzer‌

Markus Schleinzer

Dr. Auer

Manfred Möck‌

Manfred Möck

Schachspieler an Bar

Paul Schweinester‌

Paul Schweinester

Beamter in Hotelbibliothek

Alexander Khuon‌

Alexander Khuon

Seward Claas

Dieter Bernhardt‌

Dieter Bernhardt

Fahrer

Elias Gabele‌

Elias Gabele

Passkontrolleur am Hafen

Aron Eichhorn‌

Aron Eichhorn

Demonstrant

Gerhard Flödl‌

Gerhard Flödl

Kellner Palais Auersperg

Heiko Köchel‌

Heiko Köchel

Gestapomänner

Kari Rakkola‌

Kari Rakkola

Gestapomänner

Christian Dungl‌

Christian Dungl

Gestapomänner

Belush Korenyi‌

Belush Korenyi

Pianist Hotel Metropole

Philipp M. Krenn‌

Philipp M. Krenn

Beamte an Hotelrezeption

Albrecht Schuch‌

Albrecht Schuch

Franz-Josef Böhm und Mirko Czentovic

Christoph Kostomiris‌

Christoph Kostomiris

Gestapo-Beamter

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