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Die Grünstein-Variante

9.019851h 45mMovieDrama

The plot revolves around three men waiting to be deported in a prison. To escape the monotony, they form chess pieces from their bread rations, with which they then play against each other. Grünstein, a Polish Jew, proves to be a real…

DirectorBernhard Wicki
WritersBernhard Wicki·Wolfgang Kohlhaase

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Cast · Directed by Bernhard Wicki

KSKlaus Schwarzkopf
Klaus Schwarzkopf
Grieche
FDFred Düren
Fred Düren
Grünstein
RHRolf Hoppe
Rolf Hoppe
Gefängnisdirektor
JGJörg Gudzuhn
Jörg Gudzuhn
Lodek
AWArno Wyzniewski
Arno Wyzniewski
Kaminski
RLRolf Ludwig
Rolf Ludwig
Garstecki
WSWilli Schrade
Willi Schrade
Wärter
HG
Hubert Gleissner
Wärter

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Die Grünstein-Variante hasn't started streaming in Canada yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around June 7, 1985. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.