Chess Fever (1925)
Overview
A young Soviet woman struggles to cope in a society obsessed with chess.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | ru |
| Popularity | 2.918 |
Directed By
Vsevolod Pudovkin
Mykola Shpykovskyi
Crew
Mykola Shpykovskyi
Roger White
Vsevolod Pudovkin
Vsevolod Pudovkin
B. Sveshnikov
Anatoli Golovnya
Mykola Shpykovskyi
TOP CAST
José Raúl Capablanca
The World Champion
Vladimir Fogel
The Hero
Anna Zemtsova
The Heroine
Mikhail Zharov
House Painter
Anatoli Ktorov
Tram Passenger
Yakov Protazanov
Chemist
Yuli Raizman
Chemist's Assistant
Ivan Koval-Samborskyi
Policeman
Ernst Grunfeld
Self
Sergei Komarov
Grandfather
Frank Marshall
Self
Richard Reti
Self
Rudolph Spielmann
Self
Carlos Torre
Self
F.D. Yates
Self
Boris Barnet
(uncredited)
Vladimir Nabokov
(uncredited)
Fyodor Otsep
Game Spectator (uncredited)
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