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Black and White Like Day and Night

6.319781h 43mMovieDramaTV Movie

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…

DirectorWolfgang Petersen
WritersJochen Wedegärtner·Karl Heinz Willschrei
ProducersGeorg Althammer·Gunther Witte

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Cast · Directed by Wolfgang Petersen

BGBruno Ganz
Bruno Ganz
Thomas Rosemund
GWGila von Weitershausen
Gila von Weitershausen
Marie Rosemund
LTLjuba Tadić
Ljuba Tadić
Stefan Koruga
GV
Gudrun Vaupel
Mutter Rosemund
AHAlexander Hegarth
Alexander Hegarth
Vater Rosemund
JW
Joachim Wichmann
Grünfeld
RDRené Deltgen
René Deltgen
Lindford
AH
Alexis von Hagemeister
Wilke
MH
Markus Helis
Thomas als Kind
ES
Elke Schuessler
Marie als Kind
ES
Eberhard Stanjek
Moderator
AW
Annemarie Wendl
Ärztin

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