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  • Chess Fever (1925)
  • Not Rated
    Short | 20 min | Comedy, Short
Chess Fever (1925)
Not Rated
Short | 20 min | Comedy, Short

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 ...See moreWith 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. Written by Snow Leopard See less
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Directors
Vsevolod Pudovkin | Mykola Shpykovskyi (as Nikolai Shpikovsky)
Writer
Mykola Shpykovskyi (as Nikolai Shpikovsky)
Composer
Cinematographer
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Updated Dec 21, 1925

Release date
Dec 21, 1925 (Soviet Union)

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Cast

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22 cast members
Name Known for
José Raúl Capablanca
The World Champion The World Champion   See fewer
Vladimir Fogel
The Hero The Hero   See fewer
Anna Zemtsova
The Heroine The Heroine   See fewer
Natalya Glan
Actress Actress   See fewer
Mikhail Zharov
House Painter House Painter   See fewer
Anatoli Ktorov
Tram Passenger Tram Passenger   See fewer
Yakov Protazanov
Chemist Chemist   See fewer
Yuli Raizman
Chemist's Assistant Chemist's Assistant   See fewer
Ivan Koval-Samborsky
Policeman Policeman   See fewer
Fyodor Ivanov
Actor (as F. Ivanov) Actor (as F. Ivanov)   See fewer
Sergey Komarov
Grandfather Grandfather   See fewer
Boris Barnet
Cameo (uncredited) Cameo (uncredited)   See fewer
Vladimir Nabokov
Cameo (uncredited) Cameo (uncredited)   See fewer
Fyodor Otsep
Game spectator (uncredited) Game spectator (uncredited)   See fewer
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