Chess Fever (1925)

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.

Directing:
  • Vsevolod Pudovkin
  • Mykola Shpykovsky
  • Nikolai Shpikovsky
  • Mykola Shpykovskyi

Writing:
  • Nikolai Shpikovsky
  • Mykola Shpykovskyi

Stars:
Release Date: 1925-12-21
themoviedb icon 6.3/10
  • Country: SU
  • Language: No Language
  • Runtime: 24
Mikhail Zharov
Mikhail Zharo...
House Painter
Boris Barnet
Boris Barnet
Cameo (uncredited)
José Raúl Capablanca
José Raúl Cap...
Cameo The World Champion
Konstantin Eggert
Konstantin Eg...
Vladimir Fogel
Vladimir Foge...
The Hero
Sergei Komarov
Sergei Komaro...
Grandfather
Ivan Koval-Samborsky
Ivan Koval-Sa...
Policeman
Anatoli Ktorov
Anatoli Ktoro...
Tram Passenger
Frank Marshall
Frank Marshal...
Cameo
Yuli Raizman
Yuli Raizman
Chemist's Assistant
Anna Zemtsova
Anna Zemtsova
Vera
Анатолий Кторов
Анатолий Ктор...
Tram Passenger
Yakov Protazanov
Yakov Protaza...
Chemist
Vladimir Nabokov
Vladimir Nabo...
Cameo (uncredited)
Ivan Koval-Samborskyi
Ivan Koval-Sa...
Policeman
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