Movie: Chess Fever

Top 10 Billed Cast

José Raúl Capablanca
Хосе Рауль Капабланка

The World Champion

Vladimir Fogel
Vladimir Fogel

The Hero

Anna Zemtsova
Anna Zemtsova

The Heroine

Natalya Glan
Natalya Glan

Zakhar Darevsky
Zakhar Darevsky

Mikhail Zharov
Михаил Жаров

House Painter

Anatoli Ktorov
Анатолий Кторов

Tram Passenger

Yakov Protazanov
Yakov Protazanov

Chemist

Yuli Raizman
Yuli Raizman

Chemist's Assistant

Ivan Koval-Samborskyi
Ivan Koval-Samborskyi

Policeman

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    A young Soviet woman struggles to cope in a society obsessed with chess.

  • Release Date

    1925-12-21

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    6.267

  • Rating:

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