Checking the King Trailer (1972)

13 February 1972 Drama, TV Movie 36 mins

Two men in a game of chess. One of the players is a country boy who accidentally discovered a chess talent, and the other is a former lawyer who has not played chess for twenty years. The lawyer tells the story of learning to play chess: during World War II, he was arrested for no reason and imprisoned. One day, while waiting for another interrogation, he stole the book "Chess Review" from the investigating officer's coat. He perfected it for several months and started playing against himself. The intense mental effort led him to a nervous breakdown eventually...

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Cast

Michał Pawlicki

Kazimierz Zarzycki

Andrzej Prus

Crew

Kamila Klein Screenplay

Marcin Stajewski Production Design

Stefan Zweig Short Story

International Titles

棋逢敵手 Trailer

International Releases Dates

Poland 13 February 1972

Production Companies

Telewizja Polska

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