Brainwashed (film)
- Curd Jürgens: Werner von Basil
- Claire Bloom: Irene Andreny
- Hans -Jorg Felmy: Hans Berger
- Mario Adorf: Mirko Czentovic
- Hans Sohnker: Bishop Ambrosse
- Albert Bessler: scientists
- Alan Gifford: Mac Iver
- January Hendriks: First Officer
- Albert Lieven: Hartmann
- Harald Maresch: ballet master
- Dietmar Schönherr: Rabbi
- Karel Stepanek: Baranov
- Wolfgang choice: moon face
- Dorothea Wieck: Countess
- Rijk de Gooyer: Bergers Secretary
- Susanne Körber Harlan: Young lady
Chess Story is a German film from 1960, based on the Chess Story by Stefan Zweig.
Action
The world chess champion Czentovic want to travel by ship to a major tournament. But the ship out of time off because even a mysterious, obviously frightened passenger is expected, which is driven by Bishop Ambrosse to the port. During the trip the grumpy Czentovic of passengers to a game of chess would be appreciated. Reluctantly, he agrees. For Czentovic game opponent, the game threatened to get lost, but the adventitious mysterious passenger turns on and helps them to get out of the game a draw. Czentovic is amazed that he has never seen the stranger in a major tournament, who has his own testimony suggests that it just touched at all for the first time in his life a pawn.
In a flashback, we learn the story of the mysterious passenger: This is the Austrian lawyer Werner von Basil, the art treasures creates with the help of Bishop Ambrosse out of the country, to protect them from the grasp of Nazi leaders who had shortly before annexed Austria. The warnings of the bishop in front of him threatening danger increases Basil left. A conference organized by Basil Society of newly appointed Gestapo officer Hans Berger continues his girlfriend, ballet dancer Irene Andreny on Basil in to get information about the art treasures. When this did not bear fruit, leaves of Basil Berger arrested the same evening. In order to break the will of Basil, Berger can put him in solitary confinement, is foreclosed in the Basil of the outside world. He is taken off his personal belongings, the only change in his daily routine is the silent keeper ( the soon to be " moon face " is the name of Basil ), who brings him food. Berger is under pressure, on the one hand by the feeling neglected Irene, the other by his superiors Hartmann, as has also betrayed none of his secrets of Basil after more than six weeks. As of Basil willingness to talk and pretending is brought in for questioning, he manages to steal a book from a coat pocket. During interrogation itself can by Basil Berger accumulate and feels that the present Irene feels sympathy for him. Back in his room, is disappointed by Basil notice that it only comes to chess games where stolen from him book. Due to the lack of alternative employment he reads it anyway and play with pieces of bread as pawns chess games described in the book after. But even comes as Berger his secret and he takes the book, played by Basil in the spirit of chess against himself after Irene Bishop Ambrosse asks for help, it appeals to Berger, release of Basil, but is insulted by Berger. Because of Basil suffers a nervous breakdown, but still can not speak, Hartmann is now trying it his way.
As of Basil plays another game against Czentovic, he is in a fit of madness against Czentovic palpable because he wants to know from him how much you have figured out from him. Irene arrives and can calm of Basil that he betrayed nothing. Irene was spared harassment; Berger, there was no more use. From Basil and Irene is a pair.
Reviews
" At its theme, enthralling and first impression of strong, on closer inspection, however, convincingly only in individual performances. As a result, no more than a showy party game. "
Others
After leaving Irene Andreny Mr. Basil, you can see a short wall with various pictures, of which Werner von Basil the picture Kurt Schuschnigg decreases. In addition to the image Schuschnigg hanging on the wall, a photo by Stefan Zweig, the author of the " Chess Story ".