Chess Fever (1925)

  • NR
  • 12/21/1925 (SU)
  • Comedy
  • 28m

Overview

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.

Vsevolod Pudovkin

Director

Mykola Shpykovskyi

Writer, Director

Cast

Vladimir Fogel's headshot

Vladimir Fogel

The Hero
Anna Zemtsova's headshot

Anna Zemtsova

Vera
Natalya Glan's headshot

Natalya Glan

Vera's friend
Mikhail Zharov's headshot

Mikhail Zharov

House Painter
Anatoli Ktorov's headshot

Anatoli Ktorov

Tram Passenger
José Raúl Capablanca's headshot

José Raúl Capablanca

Cameo The World Champion
Yakov Protazanov's headshot

Yakov Protazanov

Chemist
Yuli Raizman's headshot

Yuli Raizman

Chemist's Assistant

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