A scientist who swore off playing chess after a nervous breakdown as a boy wunderkind, creates an undefeated chess program. But the Russian world champ beats Tommy Rosemund's masterwork in a televised match. So the West German mathematician becomes a top chess pro himself, which the West German media boast will prove the superiority of Germany and democracy. The jowly, white-faced Rosemund believes that the entire Red Communist bloc is out to stop him from vanquishing their atheist pretty boy, Stefan Koruga, to become the next Bobby Fischer and a symbol that capitalism is preferable to socialism.
Stars: Bruno Ganz, Gila von Weitershausen, Ljuba Tadić, Gudrun Vaupel, Alexander Hegarth, Joachim Wichmann
Crew: Wolfgang Petersen (Director), Hannes Nikel (Editor), Ed Parente (Sound), Willi Schwadorf (Sound Mixer), O. Jochen Schmidt (Art Direction), Isolde Nist (Costume Design)
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Language: Deutsch
Studio: Monaco Film GmbH
Runtime: 103 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Dec 02, 1978
IMDb: 5.1
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