Die Grünstein-Variante

• 8.0 Drama
• 1985-04-19
• 105 minutes mins

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".

Starring:

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

Director:

Bernhard Wicki

Writer:

Wolfgang Kohlhaase Bernhard Wicki