Chess Fever
With an international chess tournament in progress, a young man becomes completely obsessed with the game. His fiancée has no interest in it, and becomes frustrated and depressed by his neglect of her, but wherever she goes she finds that she cannot escape chess. On the brink of giving up, she meets the world champion, Capablanca himself, with interesting results.
Directed by Vsevolod Pudovkin · Written by Mykola Shpykovskyi
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Vladimir Fogel The Hero -
Anna Zemtsova Vera -
Natalya Glan Vera's friend -
Mikhail Zharov House Painter -
Anatoli Ktorov Tram Passenger -
José Raúl Capablanca Cameo The World Champion -
Yakov Protazanov Chemist -
Yuli Raizman Chemist's Assistant -
Ivan Koval-Samborskiy Policeman -
Konstantin Eggert -
Boris Barnet Cameo (uncredited) - Fyodor Otsep Game Spectator (uncredited)
Make it a double feature
1h 37m together
Chess Fever
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