Brainwashed
1960, German. Directed by Gerd Oswald.
Werner von Basil, a Austrian intellectual, was captured by the Nazis in 1938. They want to break him to confess smuggling. Without any mental sustenance, the only thing left to keep his mind busy is an old tactics book for chess.
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Gerd OswaldDirector
- Curd JürgensWerner von Basil
- Claire BloomIrene Andreny
- Hansjörg FelmyHans Berger
- Mario AdorfMirko Centowic
- Hans SöhnkerBishop Ambrosse
- Rudolf ForsterHotelmanager
- Jan HendriksFirst Officer
- Albert LievenHartmann
- Dietmar SchönherrRabbi
- Wolfgang WahlMondgesicht
- Albert BesslerScientist
- Alan GiffordMac Iver
Details
- Released
- 2 September 1960
- Original title
- Schachnovelle
- Country
- Germany
- Written by
- Gerd Oswald, Harold Medford, Herbert Reinecker
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Brainwashed runs 102 minutes (1h 42m).
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Who directed Brainwashed?
Brainwashed (1960) was directed by Gerd Oswald and stars Curd Jürgens, Claire Bloom, Hansjörg Felmy.