The Royal Game

The Royal Game (German: Schachnovelle is a 2021 German drama film directed by Philipp Stölzl, written by Eldar Grigorian, and starring Clemens Berndorff, Samuel Finzi, Luisa-Céline Gaffron. It was released on 23 September 2021. It is based on the novel of the same name, The Royal Game (or from the original German title: Schachnovelle) by Stefan Zweig.
== Premise ==
To withstand the psychological torture of the Gestapo, a lawyer imprisoned by the Nazis rescues himself in the world of chess.
== Cast ==
*Clemens Berndorff as Swoboda
*Samuel Finzi
*Luisa-Céline Gaffron
*Rolf Lassgård
*Andreas Lust
*Oliver Masucci as Dr. Josef Bartok
*Paul Matic as Kurt Schuschnigg (voice)
*Lukas Miko
*Birgit Minichmayr as Anna Bartok
*Maresi Riegner
*Julian Rohrmoser as Nazzi
*Albrecht Schuch as Franz-Josef Böhm
*Moritz von Treuenfels as Erich
*Johannes Zeiler
*Hans Peter Edlmayer as Major Willig
Category:2021 drama films
Category:Drama films
Category:German films
Category:2021 films
Category:2021 German films