Šach mat
6.0
A live, semi-documentary TV broadcast investigates why former prisoner Dr. Benet collapsed after defeating world chess champion Mirko Čentovič aboard the ship Victoria. The crew stages a detailed reconstruction of the fateful game on deck, interviews witnesses to piece together events, and deliberately blurs fact and fiction to draw viewers into Benet’s psychological unraveling and the deeper mysteries behind his victory.
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Cast
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Rudolf Hrušínský
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The Cremator
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Josef Bek
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Rudolf Deyl
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Lemonade Joe
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Ota Sklenčka
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Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea
Radovan Lukavský
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The Little Mermaid
Ikarie XB 1
Stella Zázvorková
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Kolya
Cosy Dens
Vladimír Branislav
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Don Juan 68
Josef Zíma
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The Princess with the Golden Star
Pražský písničkář
Vladimír Hrubý
Known for
Give the Devil His Due
Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet
Jan Bobek
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The Boxer and Death
Darbujan and Pandrhola
Karel Pavlík
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Sňatky z rozumu
Dobrodružství Huckleberryho Finna
Lubomír Lipský
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Four Murders Are Enough, Darling
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Alfréd Radok Director · Stefan Zweig Author Vladimír Opletal Cinematographer
First release September 2, 1964 · Produced in XC
Production
Československá televize
Production
XC
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Languages
Original language
Czech
Spoken on screen
Czech
Release dates
XC · September 2, 1964
TV
No release date listed for United States.
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