Black and White Like Day and Night

Release Date: 1978-10-10

Overview: 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.

Rating: 5.9 / 10

Cast

Bruno Ganz

as Thomas Rosemund

Gila von Weitershausen

as Marie Rosemund

Ljuba Tadić

as Stefan Koruga

Gudrun Vaupel

as Mutter Rosemund

Alexander Hegarth

as Vater Rosemund