Black and White Like Day and Night (1978)

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.

Released

1978-10-10

Genres

Drama, TV Movie

Runtime

103 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Wolfgang Petersen, Jochen Wedegärtner, Karl Heinz Willschrei

TMDB rating

6.3/10 from 9 votes