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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.

Top Cast

  • Curd Jürgens

    Curd Jürgens

    Werner von Basil

  • Claire Bloom

    Claire Bloom

    Irene Andreny

  • Hansjörg Felmy

    Hansjörg Felmy

    Hans Berger

  • Mario Adorf

    Mario Adorf

    Mirko Centowic

  • Hans Söhnker

    Hans Söhnker

    Bishop Ambrosse

  • Rudolf Forster

    Rudolf Forster

    Hotelmanager

  • Jan Hendriks

    Jan Hendriks

    First Officer

  • Albert Lieven

    Albert Lieven

    Hartmann

  • Dietmar Schönherr

    Dietmar Schönherr

    Rabbi

Overview

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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