Black and White Like Day and Night (1978)
Synopsis
A scientist who swore off playing chess after a nervous breakdown as a boy wunderkind, creates an undefeated chess program. But the Russian world champ beats Tommy Rosemund's masterwork in a televised match. So the West German mathematician becomes a top chess pro himself, which the West German media boast will prove the superiority of Germany and democracy. The jowly, white-faced Rosemund believes that the entire Red Communist bloc is out to stop him from vanquishing their atheist pretty boy, Stefan Koruga, to become the next Bobby Fischer and a symbol that capitalism is preferable to socialism.
Release Date: 1978-10-10
Runtime: 103 minutes
Director: Wolfgang Petersen
Top Cast
- Bruno Ganz as Thomas Rosemund
- Gila von Weitershausen as Marie Rosemund
- Ljuba Tadić as Stefan Koruga
- Gudrun Vaupel as Mutter Rosemund
- Alexander Hegarth as Vater Rosemund
- Joachim Wichmann as Grünfeld
- René Deltgen as Lindford
- Alexis von Hagemeister as Wilke
- Markus Helis as Thomas als Kind
- Elke Schuessler as Marie als Kind
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