Black and White Like Day and Night

The story

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.

Cast & crew

Bruno GanzThomas Rosemund

Gila von WeitershausenMarie Rosemund

Ljuba TadićStefan Koruga

Gudrun Vaupel

Gudrun VaupelMutter Rosemund

Alexander HegarthVater Rosemund

Joachim Wichmann

Joachim WichmannGrünfeld

René DeltgenLindford

Alexis von Hagemeister

Alexis von HagemeisterWilke

Markus Helis

Markus HelisThomas als Kind

Elke Schuessler

Elke SchuesslerMarie als Kind

Eberhard Stanjek

Eberhard StanjekModerator

Annemarie Wendl

Annemarie WendlÄrztin