Summary A scientist who swore off playing chess after a nervous breakdown as a boy wunderkind, creates an undefeated chess program. But the Russian world champ beats Tommy Rosemund's masterwork in a televised match. So the West German mathematician becomes a top chess pro himself, which the West German media boast will prove the superiority of Germany and democracy. The jowly, white-faced Rosemund believes that the entire Red Communist bloc is out to stop him from vanquishing their atheist pretty boy, Stefan Koruga, to become the next Bobby Fischer and a symbol that capitalism is preferable to socialism. View more details
Directed : Wolfgang Petersen
Written : Wolfgang Petersen Karl Heinz Willschrei Jochen Wedegärtner
Stars : Bruno Ganz Ljuba Tadic Gila von Weitershausen Gudrun Vaupel
Genres : Drama
Release date : Sep 12, 1978
Countries of origin : West Germany
Language : German
Filming locations : Slovenia
Production companies : Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) Monaco Film GmbH Radiant Film GmbH
Summary A scientist who swore off playing chess after a nervous breakdown as a boy wunderkind, creates an undefeated chess program. But the Russian world champ beats Tommy Rosemund's masterwork in a televised match. So the West German mathematician becomes a top chess pro himself, which the West German media boast will prove the superiority of Germany and democracy. The jowly, white-faced Rosemund believes that the entire Red Communist bloc is out to stop him from vanquishing their atheist pretty boy, Stefan Koruga, to become the next Bobby Fischer and a symbol that capitalism is preferable to socialism. View more details
Genres : Drama
Release date : Sep 12, 1978
Countries of origin : West Germany
Language : German
Filming locations : Slovenia
Production companies : Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) Monaco Film GmbH Radiant Film GmbH
