Die Grünstein-Variante

9.0 1985 105 min
Drama

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, prov…

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Director
Bernhard Wicki
Writers
Wolfgang Kohlhaase, Bernhard Wicki, Ludwig Turek

Cast

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Klaus Schwarzkopf Grieche
Fred Düren Grünstein
Rolf Hoppe Gefängnisdirektor
Jörg Gudzuhn Lodek
Arno Wyzniewski Kaminski
Rolf Ludwig Garstecki
Willi Schrade Wärter
Hubert Gleissner Wärter

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