The plot revolves around three men waiting to be deported in a prison. To escape the monotony, they form chess pieces from their bread rations, with which they then play against each other. Grünstein, a Polish Jew, proves to be a real talent, because although he is a beginner, he manages to defeat even the experienced player Lodeck, a German sailor, with his "Grünstein Variant".
Klaus Schwarzkopf
as Grieche
Fred Düren
as Grünstein
Rolf Hoppe
as Gefängnisdirektor
Jörg Gudzuhn
as Lodek
Arno Wyzniewski
as Kaminski
Rolf Ludwig
as Garstecki
Willi Schrade
as Wärter
Hubert Gleissner
as Wärter
