Chess Story

Chess Story

112 mins | Drama, Thriller, War, History | Sept. 23, 2021

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.

Chess Story

112 mins | Drama, Thriller, War, History | Sept. 23, 2021

Chess Story
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.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers Bayerischer Rundfunk, Dor Film Production Company, ORF, ARD/Degeto Film, Walker Worm Film, StudioCanal
Original title Schachnovelle
Directors Philipp Stölzl
Writers Eldar Grigorian, Stefan Zweig

Cast

Oliver Masucci

as Dr. Josef Bartok

Albrecht Schuch

as Franz-Josef Böhm / Franz-Josef Böhm und Mirko Czentovic

Birgit Minichmayr

as Anna Bartok

Andreas Lust

as Johann Prantl

Samuel Finzi

as Alfred Koller

Lukas Miko

as Gustav Sailer

Joel Basman

as Barkeeper Willem

Rolf Lassgård

as Owen McConnor

Clemens Berndorff

as Dr. Swoboda

Johannes Zeiler

as Dr. Fink

Maresi Riegner

as Dienstmädchen Klara

Moritz von Treuenfels

as Schutzmann Erich

Carl Achleitner

as Schachspieler an Bar

Eric Bouwer

as Schiffsarzt Dr. Wouters

Rafael Stachowiak

as Schiffskellner Harry

Isa Hochgerner

as Köchin

Anton Rattinger

as Fahrer Max

Markus Schleinzer

as Dr. Auer

Manfred Möck

as Schachspieler an Bar

Paul Schweinester

as Beamter in Hotelbibliothek

Alexander Khuon

as Seward Claas

Dieter Bernhardt

as Fahrer

Elias Gabele

as Passkontrolleur am Hafen

Aron Eichhorn

as Demonstrant

Gerhard Flödl

as Kellner Palais Auersperg

Heiko Köchel

as Gestapomänner

Kari Rakkola

as Gestapomänner

Christian Dungl

as Gestapomänner

Belush Korenyi

as Pianist Hotel Metropole

Philipp M. Krenn

as Beamte an Hotelrezeption

Christoph Kostomiris

as Gestapo-Beamter