The Chess Player
2017/05/05 (US) | History, Drama
In 1934 Diego Padilla wins the Spanish Championship of Chess and meets a French journalist, Marianne Latour, and they fall in love. At the end of the Civil War, Marianne convinces Diego to live in France with their daughter, where shortly afterwards Diego will be accused of spying by the Nazis and imprisoned in an SS prison. In prison, Diego will try to survive in a hostile environment thanks to Colonel Maier's passion for chess.
Luis Oliveros
Director
Lead Cast
Marc Clotet
Diego Padilla
Melina Matthews
Marianne Latour
Alejo Sauras
Javier Sánchez
Maarten Dannenberg
Andrés Gertrúdix
Pablo Mérida
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Lionel Auguste
Pierre Boileau
Stefan Weinert
Colonel Maier
Recommendations
Budget
$ 0
Revenue
$ 244,806
Status
Released
Production Company
- Hernández y Fernández PC
- Tornasol Media
- Ishtar Films
Crews
Gerardo Herrero
Producer
Julio Castedo
Writer
Teresa Font
Editor
Alejandro Vivas
Music
Juan Carlos Gómez
Director of Photography