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.

Director: Gerd Oswald

Cast: Curd Jürgens, Claire Bloom, Hansjörg Felmy, Mario Adorf, Hans Söhnker, Rudolf Forster, Jan Hendriks, Albert Lieven

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.