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Chess Story (2021)

Original title: Schachnovelle

2021-09-23 · 1h 52m · DE
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He turned resistance into a game

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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Philipp StölzlDirectorEldar GrigorianWriter

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Oliver MasucciOliver MasucciDr. Josef BartokBirgit MinichmayrBirgit MinichmayrAnna BartokAlbrecht SchuchAlbrecht SchuchFranz-Josef BöhmSamuel FinziSamuel FinziAlfred KollerAndreas LustAndreas LustJohann PrantlLukas MikoLukas MikoGustav SailerJoel BasmanJoel BasmanBarkeeper WillemRolf LassgårdRolf LassgårdOwen McConnorClemens BerndorffClemens BerndorffDr. SwobodaJohannes ZeilerJohannes ZeilerDr. FinkMaresi RiegnerMaresi RiegnerDienstmädchen KlaraLuisa-Céline GaffronLuisa-Céline GaffronFridl

Keywords

Playing chessChess

Movie DNA

Genre affinityThriller · Drama · WarTheme affinityPlaying Chess · ChessDialogue densityDramaEmotional intensityWarDirector preference184542Actor preference347122 · 271097 · 243149

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What is Chess Story about?

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.

How long is Chess Story?

Chess Story has a runtime of 112 minutes.

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