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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
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
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.
Josef Bartok (Oliver Masucci) is preparing to flee to America with his wife Anna when he is arrested by the Gestapo. As a former notary to the deposed Austrian aristocracy, he is told to help the...
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- History, Drama, War
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.