Brainwashed

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.

Cast

Curd Jürgens

Werner von Basil

Claire Bloom

Irene Andreny

Hansjörg Felmy

Hans Berger

Mario Adorf

Mirko Centowic

Hans Söhnker

Bishop Ambrosse