---
title: 'Brainwashed (1960)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Gerd Oswald'
released: '1960-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 103
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/brainwashed-1960'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054272/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Brainwashed (1960)

1960 · 103 min · Drama · Germany

Original title: Schachnovelle

## Synopsis

Brainwashed is a 1960 German drama film directed by Gerd Oswald and starring Curt Jürgens, Claire Bloom and Hansjörg Felmy. It is based on Austrian author Stefan Zweig's novella The Royal Game.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Gerd Oswald](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerd-oswald)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Hans-Martin Majewski](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-martin-majewski)
- **Producer:** [Luggi Waldleitner](https://cinepixo.com/people/luggi-waldleitner)
- **Director of Photography:** [Günther Senftleben](https://cinepixo.com/people/gunther-senftleben)

## Cast

- [Rudolf Forster](https://cinepixo.com/people/rudolf-forster)
- [Karel Štěpánek](https://cinepixo.com/people/karel-stepanek)
- [Jan Hendriks](https://cinepixo.com/people/jan-hendriks)
- [Claire Bloom](https://cinepixo.com/people/claire-bloom)
- [Curd Jürgens](https://cinepixo.com/people/curd-jurgens)
- [Hansjörg Felmy](https://cinepixo.com/people/hansjorg-felmy)
- [Alan Gifford](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-gifford)
- [Hans Söhnker](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-sohnker)
- [Albert Lieven](https://cinepixo.com/people/albert-lieven)
- [Dorothea Wieck](https://cinepixo.com/people/dorothea-wieck)
- [Albert Bessler](https://cinepixo.com/people/albert-bessler)
- [Harald Maresch](https://cinepixo.com/people/harald-maresch)
- [Mario Adorf](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-adorf)
- [Dietmar Schönherr](https://cinepixo.com/people/dietmar-schonherr)
- [Rijk de Gooyer](https://cinepixo.com/people/rijk-de-gooyer)

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