Chess Fever
48 reviews
Comedy
0h 24m
1925
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...
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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 she cannot escape chess. On the brink of giving up, she meets the world champion, Capablanca himself, with interesting results.
- DirectorVsevolod Pudovkin
- Release21 December 1925
- GenreComedy
- Duration0h 24m
- Budget?
- Revenue?
- Rate48 reviews
- Productions
Mezhrabpom-Rus
Cast

Vladimir Fogel
The Hero

Anna Zemtsova
Vera

Mikhail Zharov
House Painter

Anatoli Ktorov
Tram Passenger

José Raúl Capablanca
Cameo The World Champion

Yakov Protazanov
Chemist

Yuli Raizman
Chemist's Assistant

Ivan Koval-Samborskyi
Policeman

Konstantin Eggert

Boris Barnet
Cameo (uncredited)

Vladimir Nabokov
Cameo (uncredited)

Vladimir Uralskiy
Man in the waiting line
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