Film
Die Grünstein-Variante
Germany- Director
- Bernhard Wicki
- Year
- 1985
The plot revolves around three men waiting to be deported in a prison. To escape the monotony, they form chess pieces from their bread rations, with which they then play against each other. Grünstein, a Polish Jew, proves to be a real talent, because although he is a beginner, he manages to defeat even the experienced player Lodeck, a German sailor, with his "Grünstein Variant".
Top cast
Directed by
Bernhard Wicki
Written by
Bernhard Wicki, Wolfgang Kohlhaase, Ludwig Turek
