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Chess Fever
(1925)
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Cast
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Boris Barnet | ... |
Thief
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José Raúl Capablanca | ... |
The World Champion
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Zakhar Darevsky | ||
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Konstantin Eggert | ||
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Vladimir Fogel | ... |
The Hero
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Natalya Glan | ||
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Ernst Grunfeld | ... |
Himself
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F. Ivanov | ||
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Sergei Komarov | ... |
Grandfather
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Ivan Koval-Samborsky | ... |
Policeman
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Anatoli Ktorov | ... |
Tram Passenger
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Frank Marshall | ... |
Himself
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Yakov Protazanov | ... |
Chemist
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Yuli Raizman | ... |
Chemist's Assistant
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Richard Reti | ... |
Himself
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Storyline
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. Written by Snow Leopard
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Country:
Soviet UnionRelease Date:
(Soviet Union) See more »Also Known As:
La fièvre des échecs See more »Company Credits
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Sound Mix:
SilentColor:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1
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Trivia
Besides José Raúl Capablanca's appearance, the tournament scenes include brief footage of actual games being played in the Moscow 1925 international tournament. Some of the leading chess masters of the era, including Richard Reti, Rudolph Spielmann, Ernst Grunfeld, Frank Marshall, Carlos Torre and F.D. Yates are shown playing their games. See more »Connections
Featured in "Fejezetek a film történetéböl: Az orosz és a szovjet némafilm (#1.4)" (1989) See more »
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