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The Royal Game (also known as Chess Story; in the original German Schachnovelle, "Chess Novella") is a novella by the Austrian author Stefan Zweig written in 1941, the year before the author's death by suicide.
- Stefan Zweig
- 1943
Sep 23, 2021 · Chess Story: Directed by Philipp Stölzl. With Oliver Masucci, Dieter Bernhardt, Elias Gabele, Birgit Minichmayr. To withstand the psychological torture of the Gestapo, a lawyer imprisoned by the Nazis finds refuge in the world of chess.
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- Drama, Thriller, War
- Philipp Stölzl
- 2021-09-23
Jan 19, 2023 · Oliver Masucci is riveting as a Viennese man outmaneuvering his Nazi captors in the intricate period drama 'Chess Story,' directed by Philipp Stölzl.
Jan 8, 2023 · Chess Story is a 2021 adaptation of Stefan Zweig's novella The Royal Game, set in Austria after the Anschluss. It follows the psychological torture of a notary who plays chess to cope with his trauma and hallucinations.
NOW ON VODVienna, 1938: Austria is occupied by the Nazis. Just as Dr. Josef Bartok is about to flee to America with his wife Anna, he is arrested and taken t...
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- Film Movement