Werner von Basil (a Austrian intellectual) was captured by the Nazi in 1938. The 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.
What makes it different from others?
Plot so thin, it passes unnoticed.
disgusting, overrated, pointless
The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.