Black and White Like Day and Night
1978, German. Directed by Wolfgang Petersen.
A scientist who swore off playing chess after a nervous breakdown as a boy wunderkind, creates an undefeated chess program. But the Russian world champ beats Tommy Rosemund's masterwork in a televised match. So the West German mathematician becomes a top chess pro himself, which the West German media boast will prove the superiority of Germany and democracy. The jowly, white-faced Rosemund believes that the entire Red Communist bloc is out to stop him from vanquishing their atheist pretty boy, Stefan Koruga, to become the next Bobby Fischer and a symbol that capitalism is preferable to socialism.
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Wolfgang PetersenDirector
- Bruno GanzThomas Rosemund
- Gila von WeitershausenMarie Rosemund
- Ljuba TadićStefan Koruga
- Gudrun VaupelMutter Rosemund
- Alexander HegarthVater Rosemund
- Joachim WichmannGrünfeld
- René DeltgenLindford
- Alexis von HagemeisterWilke
- Markus HelisThomas als Kind
- Elke SchuesslerMarie als Kind
- Eberhard StanjekModerator
- Annemarie WendlÄrztin
Details
- Released
- 10 October 1978
- Original title
- Schwarz und weiß wie Tage und Nächte
- Country
- Germany
- Written by
- Jochen Wedegärtner, Karl Heinz Willschrei
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Black and White Like Day and Night runs 103 minutes (1h 43m).
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Which OTT platform is Black and White Like Day and Night on?
Black and White Like Day and Night isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 10 October 1978. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like Black and White Like Day and Night?
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Who directed Black and White Like Day and Night?
Black and White Like Day and Night (1978) was directed by Wolfgang Petersen and stars Bruno Ganz, Gila von Weitershausen, Ljuba Tadić.