Die Grünstein-Variante
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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".
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Cast
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Klaus Schwarzkopf
Grieche
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Confessions of Felix Krull
Fred Düren
Grünstein
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Solo Sunny
Der kleine und der große Klaus
Bernhard Wicki
Wolfgang Kohlhaase
Edward Kłosiński
Rolf Hoppe
Gefängnisdirektor
Known for
Three Wishes for Cinderella
Mephisto
Günther Fischer
Ludwig Turek
Jörg Gudzuhn
Lodek
Known for
Crazy
Tanja Schmidbauer
Arno Wyzniewski
Kaminski
Also in
The Adventures of Werner Holt
Sachsens Glanz und Preußens Gloria
Rolf Ludwig
Garstecki
Also in
The Tinder Box
Stein
Bernhard Wicki Director · Wolfgang Kohlhaase Screenplay Ludwig Turek Story
First release October 13, 1984 · Produced in Germany · Production Westdeutscher Rundfunk
Production
Allianz Filmproduktion
Production
Westdeutscher Rundfunk
Production
Germany
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Languages
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Switzerland · October 13, 1984
Premiere
Germany · April 19, 1985
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No release date listed for United States.
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