The Royal Game
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1938. While the Nazi troops march into Vienna, the lawyer Josef Bartok hastily tries to escape to the USA with his wife but is arrested by the Gestapo. Bartok remains steadfast and refuses to cooperate with the Gestapo that requires confidential information from him. Thrown into solitary confinement, Bartok is psychologically tormented for months and begins to weaken. However, when he steals an old book about chess it sets him on course to overcome the mental suffering inflicted upon him, until it becomes a dangerous obsession.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2021-09-23
Runtime: 110 mins
Director: Philipp Stölzl
Writer: Eldar Grigorian
Spoken language: Deutsch
Genres: History, Drama, War, Thriller
Original title: The Royal Game
Production Companies: Walker & Worm Film, Dor Film, BR, ORF, StudioCanal, Studio Babelsberg, ARD, ARD Degeto
Production Countries: Austria, Germany
Cast
Oliver Masucci
Albrecht Schuch
Birgit Minichmayr
Rolf Lassgård
Andreas Lust
Samuel Finzi
Lukas Miko
Joel Basman
Clemens Berndorff
Johannes Zeiler
Maresi Riegner
Luisa-Céline Gaffron
Moritz von Treuenfels
Carl Achleitner
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