Checking the King

Checking the King

1972
36m
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Overview

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...

Status: Released

Language: PL

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Production Information

Production Companies
Telewizja Polska
Production Countries
Poland
Spoken Languages
Polish

Quick Facts

Original Title Szach Królowi
Release Date February 13, 1972
Status Released
Language PL
IMDb ID tt28506586

Cast

Michał Pawlicki
Michał Pawlicki

Kazimierz Zarzycki
Kazimierz Zarzycki

Andrzej Prus
Andrzej Prus

Key Crew

Kamila Klein
Screenplay
Krzysztof Kieślowski
Director

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