Die Grünstein-Variante

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".

• Release date
• April 19, 1985
• Runtime
• 105 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• Bernhard Wicki

Cast

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

H

Hubert Gleissner Wärter