Black and White Like Day and Night

Schwarz und weiß wie Tage und Nächte

1978·103'

Wolfgang Petersen

TV MovieDrama

★ 6.3

Letterboxd TMDB #147227

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.

Cast

Bruno Ganz Thomas Rosemund

Gila von Weitershausen Marie Rosemund

Ljuba Tadić Stefan Koruga

Gudrun Vaupel Mutter Rosemund

Alexander Hegarth Vater Rosemund

Joachim Wichmann Grünfeld

René Deltgen Lindford

Alexis von Hagemeister Wilke

Markus Helis Thomas als Kind

Elke Schuessler Marie als Kind

Eberhard Stanjek Moderator

Annemarie Wendl Ärztin