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".
Bernhard Wicki | Director |
Wolfgang Kohlhaase | Screenplay |
Wolfgang Kohlhaase | Radio Play |
Bernhard Wicki | Screenplay |
Ludwig Turek | Story |
Tanja Schmidbauer | Editor |
Edward Kłosiński | Director of Photography |
Günther Fischer | Music |