Warsaw, Poland, during the Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962. Josh Mansky, a troubled math genius and former US chess champion, is recruited to hold a dangerous public match against the Soviet champion, while playing the deadly game of espionage hidden in the darkest shadows of a hostile territory.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Bill PullmanJoshua Mansky | Joshua Mansky |
 Lotte VerbeekAgent Stone | Agent Stone |
 James BloorAgent White | Agent White |
 Robert WięckiewiczAlfred | Alfred |
 Aleksey SerebryakovGienadij Krutow | Gienadij Krutow |
 Corey JohnsonDonald Novak | Donald Novak |
 Nicholas FarrellG. Moran | G. Moran |
 Evgeniy SidikhinJurij Gawryłow | Jurij Gawryłow |
 Cezary Kosiński'John Gift' | 'John Gift' |
 Aleksandr LobanovAdiutant Krutowa | Adiutant Krutowa |
 Wojciech MecwaldowskiNot listed | Not listed |
 Magdalena BoczarskaBartender Gienia | Bartender Gienia |
 Andy BeckwithTaxi in New York | Taxi in New York |
 John BenfieldNot listed | Not listed |
| LLudwik BorkowskiNot listed | Not listed |
 Małgorzata KlaraNot listed | Not listed |
 Ksawery SzlenkierNot listed | Not listed |
 Marcin JuchniewiczPolicjant przy blokadzie drogi | Policjant przy blokadzie drogi |
 Maurycy ŁyczkoNot listed | Not listed |
| JJonathan L. Ramseyjournalist at the airport | journalist at the airport |
 David L. PriceCryptographer | Cryptographer |