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Black and White Like Day and Night

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.

1978 |1h 43m |  Drama, TV Movie

Cast

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Bruno Ganz

Thomas Rosemund

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Gila von Weitershausen

Marie Rosemund

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Ljuba Tadić

Stefan Koruga

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Alexander Hegarth

Vater Rosemund

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René Deltgen

Lindford

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Status

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Language

German

Budget

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