Checkmate! (1967)
Short TV film upon the story of Ludwik Niemojski of the same title, which was a part of his "Incredible Stories". It tells about Bartolomeo, brilliant chess player, who had ruined his private life because of his passion for chess.
- Released
- 1967-07-01
- Genres
- Drama, Fantasy, TV Movie
- Runtime
- 28 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Jerzy Mierzejewski, Andrzej Zakrzewski
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 from 1 votes
Cast
- Andrzej Łapicki as Bartolomeo
- Jan Kreczmar as Englishman
- Kazimierz Rudzki as Author
- Mieczysław Czechowicz as James
- Bogumił Kobiela as Artist
- Mieczysław Pawlikowski as Angelika's Father
- Ewa Wiśniewska as Angelica
- Wojciech Rajewski as Jacobo
- Ryszard Barycz as Bartolomeo's Friend
- Leonard Andrzejewski as Sailor (uncredited)
- Hanna Giza as Woman in Angelika's House (uncredited)
- Tadeusz Kosudarski as obserwujący grę Jacoba z ojcem Angeliki (uncredited)