The Royal Game (2021)

Schachnovelle | Germany| Austria

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.

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Director

Philipp Stölzl

Stars

Oliver Masucci
Dr. Josef Bartok

Albrecht Schuch
Franz-Josef Böhm

Birgit Minichmayr
Anna Bartok

Andreas Lust
Johann Prantl

Samuel Finzi
Alfred Koller

Lukas Miko
Gustav Sailer

Joel Basman
Barkeeper Willem

Rolf Lassgård
Owen McConnor

Clemens Berndorff
Dr. Swoboda

Johannes Zeiler
Dr. Fink

Others...

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Production

ARD/Degeto Film GmbH, Bayerischer Rundfunk, StudioCanal, Walker Worm Film, Dor Film Production Company, ORF

Actor

Oliver Masucci, Albrecht Schuch, Birgit Minichmayr, Andreas Lust, Samuel Finzi, Lukas Miko, Joel Basman, Rolf Lassgård, Clemens Berndorff, Johannes Zeiler, Maresi Riegner, Luisa-Céline Gaffron, Moritz von Treuenfels, Carl Achleitner, Eric Bouwer, Rafael Stachowiak, Isa Hochgerner, Anton Rattinger, Markus Schleinzer, Manfred Möck, Paul Schweinester, Alexander Khuon, Dieter Bernhardt, Elias Gabele, Aron Eichhorn, Gerhard Flödl, Heiko Köchel, Kari Rakkola, Christian Dungl, Belush Korenyi, Philipp M. Krenn, Christoph Kostomiris

Creators

Danny Krausz (Co-Producer), Stefan Zweig (Novel), Gunnar Voigt (Sound), Ingo Ludwig Frenzel (Music), Philipp Stölzl (Director), Thomas W. Kiennast (Director of Photography), Sven Budelmann (Editor), Tobias Walker (Producer), Philipp Worm (Producer), Kalle Friz (Co-Producer), Isabel Hund (Co-Producer), Eldar Grigorian (Writer)

Alternative titles

Chess Story (US)

Release dates

14.10.2021 (DK)
13.01.2023 (US)
23.09.2021 (DE)
14.10.2021 (RU)
16.06.2022 (FR)
11.02.2022 (ES)
09.10.2021 (UA)
02.12.2021 (UA)