A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
September 2, 1960
Original Title:
Schachnovelle
Alternate Titles:
Three Moves to Freedom
Хід короля
Genres:
Drama
Production Companies:
Roxy Film
Production Countries:
Germany
Ratings / Certifications:
AT: 12 DE: 12
Runtime: 102
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.
Assistant Director:
Jochen Wiedermann
Assistant Editor:
Barbara Riedel
Camera Operator:
Franz Hofer
Costume Designer:
Ursula Stutz
Director:
Gerd Oswald
Director of Photography:
Günther Senftleben
Editor:
K.M. Eckstein
Makeup Artist:
Franz Mayrhofer
Gerda Scholz-Grosse
Novel:
Stefan Zweig
Original Music Composer:
Hans-Martin Majewski
Producer:
Luggi Waldleitner
Production Design:
Wolf Englert
Ernst Richter
Production Manager:
Johannes J. Frank
Sound:
Bernhard Reicherts
Technical Advisor:
Rudolf Teschner
Unit Manager:
Fritz Anton
Willy Schöne
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