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Brainwashed
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.
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Brainwashed
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Status
Released
Release Date
Sep 2, 1960
Runtime
1h 42m
Genres
Drama
User Score
68%
Original Title
Schachnovelle
Production Companies
Roxy Film
Director
Gerd Oswald
Description
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.