Directed by:
Philipp StölzlCinematography:
Thomas W. KiennastComposer:
Ingo Ludwig FrenzelCast:
Oliver Masucci, Albrecht Schuch, Birgit Minichmayr, Samuel Finzi, Rolf Lassgård, Luisa-Céline Gaffron, Andreas Lust, Lukas Miko, Johannes Zeiler (more)Plots(1)
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. (StudioCanal)
(more)Cast
![Oliver Masucci](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/233/166233276_8f53a3.jpg)
Oliver Masucci
West Germany
Best movies:
Never Look Away (2018)
Look Who's Back (2015)
The Royal Game (2021)
![Albrecht Schuch](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/869/166869323_4170d1.jpg)
Albrecht Schuch
East Germany
Best movies:
System Crasher (2019)
54 Hours (2018) (series)
All Quiet on the Western Front (2022)
![Birgit Minichmayr](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/850/161850826_90b4ff.jpg)
Birgit Minichmayr
Austria
Best movies:
Downfall (2004)
The White Ribbon (2009)
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)
![Samuel Finzi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/336/159336136_56054e.jpg)
Samuel Finzi
Bulgaria
Best movies:
Generation War (2013) (series)
One Life (2023)
The Captain (2017)
![Rolf Lassgård](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/981/165981416_f50a74.jpg)
Rolf Lassgård
Sweden
Best movies:
After the Wedding (2006)
Under the Sun (1998)
A Man Called Ove (2015)
![Luisa-Céline Gaffron](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/167/963/167963606_93x2yy.jpg)
Luisa-Céline Gaffron
Austria
Best movies:
Persian Lessons (2020)
The Palace (2021) (series)
The Royal Game (2021)
![Andreas Lust](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/167/257/167257257_15b19b.jpg)
Andreas Lust
Austria
Best movies:
Munich (2005)
Das Wunder von Wörgl (2018) (TV movie)
A Whole Life (2023)
![Lukas Miko](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/930/160930028_4c7f29.jpg)
Lukas Miko
Austria
Best movies:
Comedian Harmonists (1997)
Labyrinth of Lies (2014)
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance (1994)
![Johannes Zeiler](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/848/168848162_2bgqa8.jpg)
Johannes Zeiler
Austria
Best movies:
Revenge (2008)
Das Wunder von Kärnten (2011) (TV movie)
Vienna Blood (2019) (series)
![Maresi Riegner](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/724/168724992_iqalxu.jpg)
Maresi Riegner
Austria
Best movies:
Egon Schiele: Death and the Maiden (2016)
The Royal Game (2021)
Sisi & Ich (2023)
Clemens Berndorff
Austria
Best movies:
The Royal Game (2021)
Dieter Bernhardt
Best movies:
The Royal Game (2021)
Berlin Alexanderplatz (2020)
Hans Peter Edlmayer
Best movies:
The Royal Game (2021)
Hinterland (2021)
Tatort (1970) (series)