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Johannes Zeiler appears in The Royal Game, the film adaptation of the book by Stefan Zweig Chess Story, first published in 1942.
We invite you to watch, read, and vote for either the adaptation or the original, and join the debate on whether the book or the movie is better.
The Royal Game. Poster of the 2021 movie and cover of the 1942 book, Chess Story
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Chess Story
Stefan Zweig, 1942
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The Royal Game
Philipp Stölzl, 2021

While the Nazi troops march into Vienna in 1938, the lawyer Josef Bartok hastily tries to escape to the USA with his wife but is arrested by the Gestapo. Bartok remains steadfast and refuses to cooperate with the Gestapo that requires confidential information from him. Thrown into solitary confinement, Bartok is psychologically tormented for months and begins to weaken.