The Royal Game

IMDb 6.9 2021 • 110 min • HistoryDramaWarThriller

Director

Philipp Stölzl

Country

AT

Plot Summary

1938. While the Nazi troops march into Vienna, the lawyer Josef Bartok hastily tries to escape to the USA with his wife but is arrested by the Gestapo. Bartok remains steadfast and refuses to cooperate with the Gestapo that requires confidential information from him. Thrown into solitary confinement, Bartok is psychologically tormented for months and begins to weaken. However, when he steals an old book about chess it sets him on course to overcome the mental suffering inflicted upon him, until it becomes a dangerous obsession.

Top Cast

Oliver Masucci
Oliver Masucci Dr. Josef Bartok
Albrecht Schuch
Albrecht Schuch Franz-Josef Böhm
Birgit Minichmayr
Birgit Minichmayr Anna Bartok
Rolf Lassgård
Rolf Lassgård Owen McConnor
Andreas Lust
Andreas Lust Johann Prantl

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