29 May 1953
Stalag 17
It's a dreary Christmas 1944 for the American POWs in Stalag 17 and the men in Barracks 4, all sergeants, have to deal with a grave problem—there seems to be a security leak.
Dangerous Moves
During the Cold War, the World Chess Championship clashed complete opposites - personal and political.
Top Billed Cast
Michel Piccoli Akiva Liebskind
Alexandre Arbatt Pavius Fromm
Liv Ullmann Marina Fromm
Leslie Caron Henia Liebskind
Wojciech Pszoniak Le grand maître Felton - l'équipe de Fromm
Jean-Hugues Anglade Miller, l'équipe de Fromm
Daniel Olbrychski Tac-Tac, l'équipe de Liebskind
Hubert Saint-Macary Foldes
Michel Aumont Stepan Ivanovitch Kerossian - l'équipe de Liebskind
Pierre Michaël Yachvili
Serge Avédikian Fadenko
Pierre Vial Anton Heller
Bernhard Wicki Pühl
Jacques Boudet Stuffli
Benoît Régent Barabal
Sylvie Granotier Dombert
Albert Simono Dalcroze
Marcel Tassimot Protazanov
Olivier Beer Journalist
Jean-Paul Eydoux Carsen
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