Shortly before the German invasion of France, Dr. Michele Wulf (Thulin) encounters the younger Stanislaus Pilgrin (Schell) over a game of lightning chess, not being aware that Pilgrin is a chess master. She becomes intrigued with the fortune-hunting Pilgrin and the two begin a liaison. Upon the German invasion, in order to protect Michele, who is Jewish, Stan marries her, to no avail it turns out when the Gestapo arrests her and sends her to a concentration camp.
MPAA Rating: | NR |
Genre: | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
Country: | United Kingdom, United States |
Produced By: | Cecil F. Ford, J. Lee Thompson, Lewis J. Rachmil |
Directed By: | J. Lee Thompson |
Written By: | Hubert Monteilhet, Julius J. Epstein |
Cast: | Robert Rietty, Arnold Diamond, Yvonne Andre, Herbert Lom, André Maranne, Andre Charisse, Rica Fox, Henri Vidon, Eugene Keeley, Ingrid Thulin, Viviane Ventura, Jacques B. Brunius, Jean Marc, Mischa De La Motte, Talitha Pol, John Serret, Jean Driant, Pamela Stirling, , Harriet Harper, Maximilian Schell, Vernon Dobtcheff, Jacques Cey, Samantha Eggar, Danièle Noël, Vladek Sheybal, Franco De Rosa |
In Theaters: | Feb 14, 1966 |
Runtime: | 1 hour 45 minutes |
Production: | Orchard Productions, The Mirisch Corporation |
Read More On: | Wikipedia |