CinemaOSMovie · 1967 · 0h 28m

Checkmate!

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Short TV film upon the story of Ludwik Niemojski of the same title, which was a part of his "Incredible Stories". It tells about Bartolomeo, brilliant chess player, who had ruined his private life because of his passion for chess.

Directed byAndrzej Zakrzewski

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 28m
Language
PL
Released
July 1, 1967
Studios
Zespół Filmowy "Studio"

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Andrzej Łapicki

Andrzej Łapicki

Bartolomeo

Jan Kreczmar

Jan Kreczmar

Englishman

Kazimierz Rudzki

Kazimierz Rudzki

Author

Mieczysław Czechowicz

Mieczysław Czechowicz

James

Bogumił Kobiela

Bogumił Kobiela

Artist

Mieczysław Pawlikowski

Angelika's Father

Ewa Wiśniewska

Ewa Wiśniewska

Angelica

Wojciech Rajewski

Wojciech Rajewski

Jacobo

Ryszard Barycz

Ryszard Barycz

Bartolomeo's Friend

Leonard Andrzejewski

Leonard Andrzejewski

Sailor (uncredited)

Creative team
Directed by
Andrzej Zakrzewski
Andrzej Zakrzewski
Written by
Jerzy Mierzejewski

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