23 Jan 1966
Evženie Grandetová
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Brainwashed
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
Claire Bloom Irene Andreny
Hansjörg Felmy Hans Berger
Mario Adorf Mirko Centowic
Hans Söhnker Bishop Ambrosse
Rudolf Forster Hotelmanager
Jan Hendriks First Officer
Albert Lieven Hartmann
Dietmar Schönherr Rabbi
Wolfgang Wahl Mondgesicht
Albert Bessler Scientist
Alan Gifford Mac Iver
Harald Maresch Ballet Master
Karl Stepanek Baranow
Dorothea Wieck Countess (uncredited)
Rijk de Gooyer Secretary (uncredited)
Susanne Körber-Harlan Young Woman (uncredited)
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