Chess Fever
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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.
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Vladimir Fogel
The Hero
Also in
By the Law
The Girl with the Hat Box
Anna Zemtsova
Vera
Known for
Mother
Natalya Glan
Vera's friend
Also in
Miss Mend
Mikhail Zharov
House Painter
Known for
Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot
Aelita: Queen of Mars
Anatoli Ktorov
Tram Passenger
Known for
War and Peace
José Raúl Capablanca
Cameo The World Champion
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Yakov Protazanov
Chemist
Also in
The Man from the Restaurant
The Death of Ivan the Terrible
Yuli Raizman
Chemist's Assistant
Ivan Koval-Samborskiy
Policeman
Known for
Mother
Konstantin Eggert
Known for
Aelita: Queen of Mars
Boris Barnet
Cameo (uncredited)
Known for
Storm Over Asia
Fyodor Otsep
Game Spectator (uncredited)
Vsevolod Pudovkin Director · Mykola Shpykovskyi Director Roger White Composer
First release December 21, 1925 · Produced in Russia, Russia · Original title Шахматная горячка
Production
Mezhrabpom-Rus
Production
Russia · Russia
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Original title
Шахматная горячка
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
Russia · December 21, 1925
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No release date listed for United States.
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