
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.

as Werner von Basil

as Irene Andreny

as Hans Berger

as Mirko Centowic

as Bishop Ambrosse

as Hotelmanager

as First Officer

as Hartmann

as Rabbi

as Mondgesicht

as Scientist

as Mac Iver

as Ballet Master

as Baranow

as Countess (uncredited)

as Secretary (uncredited)

as Young Woman (uncredited)