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Schwarz und weiß wie Tage und Nächte (Black and White Like Day and Night) is a West German film from 1978 directed by Wolfgang Petersen and starring Bruno Ganz.

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Schwarz und weiß wie Tage und Nächte
Directed by	Wolfgang Petersen
Written by	Karl Heinz Willschrei [de] Jochen Wedegärtner [de] Wolfgang Petersen
Produced by	Georg Althammer
Starring	Bruno Ganz René Deltgen Gila von Weitershausen Ljuba Tadić
Cinematography	Jörg-Michael Baldenius
Edited by	Johannes Nikel
Music by	Klaus Doldinger
Production companies	Westdeutscher Rundfunk Österreichischer Rundfunk Monaco Film Radiant Film
Distributed by	Fantasia-Film & Company Verleih New Yorker Films Warner Home Video
Release date	13 September 1978 (1978-09-13)
Running time	103 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German

Plot

Thomas Rosemund, a scientist who swore off playing chess after a nervous breakdown as a young wunderkind, creates an undefeated chess program. However, the Russian world champ beats the program in a televised match. The West German mathematician becomes a top chess pro himself, which the West German media boast will prove the superiority of Germany and democracy. Rosemund believes that the entire Red Communist bloc is out to stop him from vanquishing their own Stefan Koruga, to become the next Bobby Fischer and a symbol that capitalism is preferable to socialism.

Critical reception

John Simon called Black and White Like Day and Night "the best film ever about chess".[1]

References

External links

• Schwarz und weiß wie Tage und Nächte at IMDb

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