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6.8/10

Brainwashed (1960)

NR | 1 Hours 42 Minutes

Drama

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

Writers: Gerd Oswald, Harold Medford, Herbert Reinecker

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The Cast

Curd Jürgens

Werner von Basil

Claire Bloom

Irene Andreny

Hansjörg Felmy

Hans Berger

Mario Adorf

Mirko Centowic

Hans Söhnker

Bishop Ambrosse

Rudolf Forster

Hotelmanager

Jan Hendriks

First Officer

Albert Lieven

Hartmann

Dietmar Schönherr

Rabbi

Wolfgang Wahl

Mondgesicht

Albert Bessler

Scientist

Alan Gifford

Mac Iver

Harald Maresch

Ballet Master

Karl Stepanek

Baranow

Dorothea Wieck

Countess (uncredited)

Rijk de Gooyer

Secretary (uncredited)

Susanne Körber-Harlan

Young Woman (uncredited)