Checkmate!
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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.
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5 films
Cast
21 people
Andrzej Łapicki
Bartolomeo
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Jan Kreczmar
Englishman
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Kazimierz Rudzki
Author
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Mieczysław Czechowicz
James
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Bogumił Kobiela
Artist
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Mieczysław Pawlikowski
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Ewa Wiśniewska
Angelica
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Wojciech Rajewski
Jacobo
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Roly Poly
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Ryszard Barycz
Bartolomeo's Friend
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Kariera Nikodema Dyzmy
The First Day of Freedom
Leonard Andrzejewski
Sailor (uncredited)
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A Short Film About Killing
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Hanna Giza
Woman in Angelika's House (uncredited)
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Kaszëbë
"Ty pójdziesz górą..." (Eliza Orzeszkowa)
Tadeusz Kosudarski
obserwujący grę Jacoba z ojcem Angeliki (uncredited)
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Knights of the Teutonic Order
Andrzej Zakrzewski Director · Jerzy Mierzejewski Screenplay Ludwik Niemojowski Author
First release July 1, 1967 · Produced in Poland · Original title Szach i mat!
Production
Zespół Filmowy "Studio"
Production
Poland
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Languages
Original title
Szach i mat!
Original language
Polish
Spoken on screen
Polish
Release dates
Poland · July 1, 1967
TV
No release date listed for United States.
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