The Chess Player (2017)
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.
Director: Luis Oliveros
Writers: Julio Castedo
Stars: Marc Clotet, Melina Matthews, Alejo Sauras, Maarten Dannenberg
The Chess Player is a 2017 Spanish Drama/History film directed by Luis Oliveros, starring Marc Clotet, Melina Matthews, Alejo Sauras, Maarten Dannenberg. It runs 1h 38m The film holds a 6.3/10 rating from 49 votes on TMDB.
Cast
Marc Clotet
Diego Padilla
Melina Matthews
Marianne Latour
Alejo Sauras
Javier Sánchez
Maarten Dannenberg
Andrés Gertrúdix
Pablo Mérida
Lionel Auguste
Pierre Boileau
Stefan Weinert
Colonel Maier
Martin Angerbauer
Soldier Kuhn
Details
| Release Date | May 5, 2017 |
|---|---|
| Country | Spain |
| Original Language | Spanish |
| Original Title | El jugador de ajedrez |
| Also Known As | The Chessplayer |
| Runtime | 1h 38m |
| Production | Hernández y Fernández PC, Tornasol Media, Ishtar Films |
| IMDb ID | tt5732530 |
| TMDB ID | 438421 |
