Werner von Basil (a Austrian intellectual) was captured by the Nazi in 1938. The want to break him to confess smuggling. Without any mental sustenance, the only thing left to keep his mind busy is an old tactics book for chess.
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Curd Jürgens
Werner von Basil
Claire Bloom
Irene Andreny
Hansjörg Felmy
Hans Berger
Mario Adorf
Mirko Centowic