Chess Story
2021/09/23 (US) | History, Drama, War
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.
Philipp Stölzl
Director
Lead Cast
Oliver Masucci
Dr. Josef Bartok
Albrecht Schuch
Franz-Josef Böhm
Birgit Minichmayr
Anna Bartok
Rolf Lassgård
Owen McConnor
Andreas Lust
Johann Prantl
Samuel Finzi
Alfred Koller
Lukas Miko
Gustav Sailer
Budget
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Revenue
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Status
Released
Production Company
- Walker & Worm Film
- Dor Film
- BR
- ORF
Crews
Kalle Friz
Co-Producer
Danny Krausz
Co-Producer
Philipp Worm
Producer
Isabel Hund
Co-Producer
Tobias Walker
Producer
Ingo Ludwig Frenzel
Music
Sven Budelmann
Editor
Gunnar Voigt
Sound