Schwarz und weiß wie Tage und Nächte
| Schwarz und weiß wie Tage und Nächte | |
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| Directed by | Wolfgang Petersen |
| Produced by | Georg Althammer |
| Written by |
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| Starring |
Bruno Ganz, René Deltgen, Gila von Weitershausen, Ljuba Tadić |
| Music by | Klaus Doldinger |
| Cinematography | Jörg-Michael Baldenius |
| Edited by | Johannes Nikel |
Production company | |
| Distributed by |
Fantasia-Film & Company Verleih New Yorker Films Warner Home Video |
Release dates | 13 September 1978 |
Running time | 103 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
Schwarz und weiß wie Tage und Nächte (English: Black and White Like Day and Night) is a West German film from 1978 directed by Wolfgang Petersen and starring Bruno Ganz.[1]
Plot
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 ruthless capitalism is preferable to socialism.