Brainwashed (1960)
Schachnovelle
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.
- Date of release
- 1960-09-02
- TMDB
- 7.1 / 10 (14)
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Gerd Oswald
Casting
- Curd Jürgens — Werner von Basil
- Claire Bloom — Irene Andreny
- Hansjörg Felmy — Hans Berger
- Mario Adorf — Mirko Centowic
- Hans Söhnker — Bishop Ambrosse
- Rudolf Forster — Hotelmanager
- Jan Hendriks — First Officer
- Albert Lieven — Hartmann
- Dietmar Schönherr — Rabbi
- Wolfgang Wahl — Mondgesicht
- Albert Bessler — Scientist
- Alan Gifford — Mac Iver
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