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Chess Story (2021)

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Chess Story

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Director

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  • Philipp Stölzl
    Philipp Stölzl

Writers

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  • Eldar Grigorian
    Eldar Grigorian
    screenplay
  • Stefan Zweig
    Stefan Zweig
    novel

Cast

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(in credits order) complete, awaiting verification
  • Oliver Masucci
    Oliver Masucci
    Oliver Masucci
    Dr. Josef Bartok
  • Dieter Bernhardt
    Dieter Bernhardt
    Fahrer
  • Elias Gabele
    Elias Gabele
    Passkontrolleur am Hafen
  • Birgit Minichmayr and Lars Eidinger in Everyone Else (2009)
    Birgit Minichmayr
    Birgit Minichmayr
    Anna Bartok
  • Rafael Stachowiak
    Rafael Stachowiak
    Rafael Stachowiak
    Schiffskellner Harry
  • Isa Hochgerner
    Isa Hochgerner
    Köchin
  • Maresi Riegner
    Maresi Riegner
    Dienstmädchen Klara
  • Anton Rattinger
    Anton Rattinger
    Fahrer Max
  • Aron Eichhorn
    Aron Eichhorn
    Demonstrant
  • Johannes Zeiler
    Johannes Zeiler
    Johannes Zeiler
    Dr. Fink
  • Markus Schleinzer in Michael (2011)
    Markus Schleinzer
    Markus Schleinzer
    Dr. Auer
  • Clemens Berndorff
    Clemens Berndorff
    Dr. Swoboda
  • Gerhard Flödl
    Gerhard Flödl
    Kellner Palais Auersperg
  • Lukas Miko
    Lukas Miko
    Lukas Miko
    Gustav Sailer
  • Andreas Lust
    Andreas Lust
    Andreas Lust
    Johann Prantl
  • Heiko Köchel
    Heiko Köchel
    Gestapomänner
  • Kari Rakkola
    Kari Rakkola
    Gestapomänner
  • Christian Dungl
    Christian Dungl
    Gestapomänner
  • Belush Korenyi
    Belush Korenyi
    Pianist Hotel Metropole
  • Philipp M. Krenn
    Philipp M. Krenn
    Beamte an Hotelrezeption
  • Moritz von Treuenfels
    Moritz von Treuenfels
    Moritz von Treuenfels
    Schutzmann Erich
  • Albrecht Schuch
    Albrecht Schuch
    Albrecht Schuch
    Franz-Josef Böhm
    /Mirko Czentovic
  • Christoph Kostomiris
    Christoph Kostomiris
    Gestapo-Beamter
  • Joel Basman in Dawn (2014)
    Joel Basman
    Joel Basman
    Barkeeper Willem
  • Carl Achleitner
    Carl Achleitner
    Carl Achleitner
    Schachspieler an Bar
  • Manfred Möck
    Manfred Möck
    Manfred Möck
    Schachspieler an Bar
  • Samuel Finzi
    Samuel Finzi
    Samuel Finzi
    Alfred Koller
  • Rolf Lassgård
    Rolf Lassgård
    Rolf Lassgård
    Owen McConnor
  • Paul Schweinester
    Paul Schweinester
    Beamter in Hotelbibliothek
  • Luisa-Céline Gaffron
    Luisa-Céline Gaffron
    Fridl
  • Alexander Khuon
    Alexander Khuon
    Seward Claas
  • Eric Bouwer
    Eric Bouwer
    Schiffsarzt Dr. Wouters
Rest of cast listed alphabetically
  • Hans Peter Edlmayer
    Hans Peter Edlmayer
    Major Willig
    (uncredited)
  • Paul Matic
    Paul Matic
    Kurt Schuschnigg
    (voice) (uncredited)
  • Johannes Nendwich
    Johannes Nendwich
    Chauffeur
    /Polizist
    (uncredited)
  • Julian Rohrmoser
    Julian Rohrmoser
    Julian Rohrmoser
    Nazi
    (uncredited)
  • Sebastian Winkler
    Sebastian Winkler
    Nazi (Sturmabteilung)
    (uncredited)

Producers

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  • Kalle Friz
    Kalle Friz
    co-producer
  • Carlos Gerstenhauer
    Carlos Gerstenhauer
    commissioning editor: BR
  • Claudia Grässel
    Claudia Grässel
    commissioning editor: ARD Degeto
  • Isabel Hund
    Isabel Hund
    co-producer
  • Danny Krausz
    Danny Krausz
    co-producer
  • Florian Krügel
    Florian Krügel
    line producer
  • Klaus Lintschinger
    Klaus Lintschinger
    commissioning editor: ORF
  • Sebastian Lückel
    Sebastian Lückel
    commissioning editor: ARD Degeto
  • Sandrine Mattes
    Sandrine Mattes
    co-producer
  • Bernhard Natschläger
    Bernhard Natschläger
    commissioning editor: ORF
  • Jakob Neuhäusser
    Jakob Neuhäusser
    line producer
  • Tobias Schultze
    Tobias Schultze
    commissioning editor: BR
  • Christine Strobl
    Christine Strobl
    co-producer: ARD Degeto
  • Tobias Walker
    Tobias Walker
    producer
  • Philipp Worm
    Philipp Worm
    producer

Composer

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  • Ingo Frenzel
    Ingo Frenzel

Cinematographer

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  • Thomas W. Kiennast
    Thomas W. Kiennast

Editor

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  • Sven Budelmann
    Sven Budelmann

Casting Director

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  • Simone Bär
    Simone Bär

Production Designer

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  • Matthias Müsse
    Matthias Müsse

Art Directors

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  • Florian Reichmann
    Florian Reichmann
  • Ralf Schreck
    Ralf Schreck

Set Decorators

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  • Birgit Esser
    Birgit Esser
  • Petra Klimek
    Petra Klimek

Costume Designer

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  • Tanja Hausner
    Tanja Hausner

Makeup Department

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  • Eliese Barnard
    Eliese Barnard
    makeup trainee: Austria (as Elise Bernard)
  • Regina Breitfellner
    Regina Breitfellner
    additional crowd makeup artist: Austria
  • Julia Böhm
    Julia Böhm
    makeup & hair supervisor: crowd, Germany
  • Amelie Hartwig
    Amelie Hartwig
    additional crowd makeup artist: Germany
  • Aurora Hummer
    Aurora Hummer
    makeup & hair artist
  • Juliane Hübner
    Juliane Hübner
    makeup & hair supervisor: crowd, Germany
  • Reinhard Kirnich
    Reinhard Kirnich
    crowd makeup & hair supervisor: Austria
  • Alexandra Knopp
    Alexandra Knopp
    additional crowd makeup artist: Austria
  • Valerie Rossacher
    Valerie Rossacher
    additional crowd makeup artist: Austria
  • Martha Ruess
    Martha Ruess
    crowd makeup & hair supervisor: Austria / special makeup effects artist

Production Management

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  • Marius Ehlayil
    Marius Ehlayil
    post-production supervisor
  • Ole Nicolaisen
    Ole Nicolaisen
    production manager: Germany

Second Unit Directors or Assistant Directors

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  • Annika Birgel
    Annika Birgel
    second assistant director
  • Caroline Meyer
    Caroline Meyer
    third assistant director crowd: fittings
  • Gregor Stitzl
    Gregor Stitzl
    first assistant director

Art Department

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  • Oliver Arndt
    Oliver Arndt
    standby painter
  • Aaron Crookes
    Aaron Crookes
    assistant property master
  • Caspar Frey
    Caspar Frey
    set designer
  • Stefan Henkes
    Stefan Henkes
    set dresser
  • Antoinette Höring
    Antoinette Höring
    assistant art director
  • Arne Jysch
    Arne Jysch
    storyboard artist
  • Katharina Kluge
    Katharina Kluge
    art department coordinator
  • Kirsten Lieboldt
    Kirsten Lieboldt
    property master
  • Nele-Tabea Reineke
    Nele-Tabea Reineke
    graphic designer
  • Till Sennhenn
    Till Sennhenn
    stand-by props

Sound Department

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  • Lena Beck
    Lena Beck
    assistant re-recording mixer / foley editor
  • Bernhard Maurer
    Bernhard Maurer
    foley mixer
  • Jan Petzold
    Jan Petzold
    sound designer
  • Fabian Schmidt
    Fabian Schmidt
    dialogue editor
  • Michael Stancyk
    Michael Stancyk
    foley artist
  • Martin Steyer
    Martin Steyer
    re-recording mixer
  • Moritz Unger
    Moritz Unger
    adr recordist
  • Daniel Vogl
    Daniel Vogl
    head of ARRI sound
  • Gunnar Voigt
    Gunnar Voigt
    sound
  • Ismat Zaidi
    Ismat Zaidi
    project supervisor: ARRI Sound

Special Effects

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  • Paul Brandhofer
    Paul Brandhofer
    special effects technician: Austria
  • Tissi Brandhofer
    Tissi Brandhofer
    special effects supervisor: Austria
  • Lion David Bogus
    Lion David Bogus
    special effects foreman
  • Martin Goeres
    Martin Goeres
    action supervisor
  • Max Kramer
    Max Kramer
    special effects technician (as Max Krämer)
  • Jeremy O'Brian
    Jeremy O'Brian
    special effects technician
  • Maximilian Raschke
    Maximilian Raschke
    special effects technician (as Max Raschke)
  • Johara Raukamp
    Johara Raukamp
    action department coordinator
  • Erwin Reichel
    Erwin Reichel
    special effects technician: Austria
  • Gerhard Salem
    Gerhard Salem
    special effects technician: Austria

Visual Effects

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  • Sophie Aktas
    Sophie Aktas
    Management Assistant: TRIXTER
  • Dennis Albus
    Dennis Albus
    head of pipeline: Trixter
  • Paul Andexel
    Paul Andexel
    digital intermediate supervisor: ARRI Mitte Berlin
  • Steven Archondakis
    Steven Archondakis
    it manager: Trixter
  • Radu Arsith
    Radu Arsith
    head of CG: Trixter
  • Remus Avram
    Remus Avram
    senior devops and system engineer: Trixter
  • Konstantin Borchert
    Konstantin Borchert
    compositor: Trixter
  • Dominik Burbaum
    Dominik Burbaum
    rigging artist: Trixter
  • Christina Caspers-Roemer
    Christina Caspers-Roemer
    head of hr & operations: Trixter
  • Jale Cengil
    Jale Cengil
    animator: Trixter

Stunts

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  • Martin Goeres
    Martin Goeres
    stunt coordinator
  • Steffen Jung
    Steffen Jung
    assistant stunt coordinator / stunt player
  • Johara Raukamp
    Johara Raukamp
    stunt department coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department

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  • Karlo Barber
    Karlo Barber
    key grip
  • Pepe Cikan
    Pepe Cikan
    camera trainee
  • Thomas 'Thommy' Hofmann
    Thomas 'Thommy' Hofmann
    grip (as Thomas Hofmann)
  • Tobias Jager
    Tobias Jager
    lighting technician
  • Benjamin Klein
    Benjamin Klein
    gaffer
  • Marcus Klika
    Marcus Klika
    dmx board operator
  • Konstantin Kranfuss
    Konstantin Kranfuss
    grip assistant
  • Alexandra Kuntze
    Alexandra Kuntze
    second assistant camera
  • Marcos Pieta
    Marcos Pieta
    assistant camera
  • Christian Saure
    Christian Saure
    digital imaging technician / video assist operator

Costume Department

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  • Katharina Forcher
    Katharina Forcher
    assistant costume designer

Editorial Department

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  • Amon Aleme Selassie
    Amon Aleme Selassie
    digital intermediate engineer
  • Justine Sina Edinger
    Justine Sina Edinger
    digital intermediate engineer: Basis Berlin Postproduktion
  • Philipp Orgassa
    Philipp Orgassa
    colorist: ARRI Mitte Berlin
  • Marty Schenk
    Marty Schenk
    assembly editor
  • Silke Zirnité
    Silke Zirnité
    assistant editor

Music Department

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  • Andreas Lange
    Andreas Lange
    orchestrator
  • Andreas Vierziger
    Andreas Vierziger
    classical music consultant

Script and Continuity Department

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  • Silke Engelhardt
    Silke Engelhardt
    script supervisor

Additional Crew

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  • Anna Brückner
    Anna Brückner
    production coordinator
  • Manfred Burger
    Manfred Burger
    BBF funding
  • Anita Erletz
    Anita Erletz
    production accountant
  • Ulrich Fuchs
    Ulrich Fuchs
    legal counsel
  • Michael Hilscher
    Michael Hilscher
    stage manager
  • Karl Bergbauer
    Karl Bergbauer
    BBF funding (uncredited)
  • Josef Brandmaier
    Josef Brandmaier
    BBF funding (uncredited)
  • Robert Link
    Robert Link
    BBF funding (uncredited)
  • Michael Nigg
    Michael Nigg
    BBF funding (uncredited)

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