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Brainwashed( 1960)

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Werner von Basil, a Austrian intellectual, was captured by the Nazis in 1938. They 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

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      Claire Bloom

      Irene Andreny

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      Hansjörg Felmy

      Hans Berger

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      Mario Adorf

      Mirko Centowic

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      Hans Söhnker

      Bishop Ambrosse

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      Rudolf Forster

      Hotelmanager

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      Jan Hendriks

      First Officer

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      Albert Lieven

      Hartmann

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      Dietmar Schönherr

      Rabbi

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      Wolfgang Wahl

      Mondgesicht

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      Albert Bessler

      Scientist

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      Alan Gifford

      Mac Iver

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      Harald Maresch

      Ballet Master

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      Karl Stepanek

      Baranow

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      Dorothea Wieck

      Countess (uncredited)

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      Rijk de Gooyer

      Secretary (uncredited)

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      Susanne Körber-Harlan

      Young Woman (uncredited)

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    A review by Aqueronte72

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    Written by Aqueronte72 on Mon Apr 04 2022
    > Considerations to prefer a suicide or, I Stefan Zweigh, hereby underline the art of imagining myself as the main cartoon character (which I will not be) of the 300 copies in the posthumous novel (which not only me, but no one else in Germany will be able to read ). We must thank Gerd Oswald for such a neat and respectful adaptation of the novel, but for ellipsing the origins of Balaam's donkey, Mr. Czentovich, and the way in which, without a trade or practical intelligence, the priest suddenly discovered the genius of chess stuck in the head of that conceited and disagreeable fool with other ...

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    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

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    Keywords

    • chess
    • based on novel or book