
130 minutes
7/3/2003
Hoping to entrap Maria von Gall, who runs a courageous underground railroad for Jews in France, the Nazis kidnap her son Thomas, a brilliant 11-year-old chess master. An exchange arrangement goes awry and he sees her die in a hail of bullets; but he is rescued by his American father, whom he has never met before, and who plans to flee with him to Spain. However, Queen Maria had solemnly entrusted her little pawn Thomas with a precious secret and a terrifying mission, and it was time for him to move. A pawn may become an important piece by slowly, quietly advancing all the way through the enemy's ranks. Or a pawn may die trying. Retreat is what a pawn can never do.

Klaus Maria Brandauer
as Gregor Lämmle

Giovanna Mezzogiorno
as Maria von Gall

Thomas Brodie-Sangster
as Thomas von Gall

Thierry Lhermitte
as Andreas Lazik

Claire Keim
as Catherine Lamiel

Dominique Pinon
as Henri Lafont

Gottfried John
as Thomas von Gall - grandfather

Thomas Heinze
as Joachim Görtz

Ken Duken
as Jürgen Müller

Giorgio Pasotti
as Michele

Stephen Moyer
as David Quatermain
Cedric Brelet von Sydow
as Saverio

Rufus
as Prof. Bergot

Marisa Leonie Bach
as Louise

Didier Bourguignon
as Lorry Driver

Sean Chapman
as Larry Quatermain
Henri Costa
as Guard
Francois Couet
as Drag Singer

Bruno Cécillon
as Bertrand
Didier Dabrowski
as Soldier, Provence
Lara de Laubadère
as Mitzi Lazik

Claude Duneton
as Papa Allegre

Karl E. Landler
as Soldier

Jean-Marie Frin
as Shopkeeper
Joseph Frost
as Player 2
Guillaume Groulard
as Bruno

Philippe Julia
as Soldier 1
Betty Krestinsky
as Mama Allegre
Kyle König
as Onlooker

Franck Libert
as Soldier 2

Jean-Paul Muel
as Mayor
Jean Nehr
as Lionel
Peter Paulich
as Business Man 1
Ulrich Boris Pöppl
as Bank Employee
Harry Raymon
as Callaghan
Wulf Schmid-Noerr
as Chairman
Dagmar Schwarz
as Delphine
Thomas Tipton
as Player 1

Michel Voletti
as Librarian
Cameron Watson
as Concierge
Brian Stavechny
as Butler