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The Chess Player

6.320171h 38mMovieHistoryDrama

In 1934 Diego Padilla wins the Spanish Championship of Chess and meets a French journalist, Marianne Latour, and they fall in love. At the end of the Civil War, Marianne convinces Diego to live in France with their daughter, where shortly…

DirectorLuis Oliveros
WriterJulio Castedo
ProducerGerardo Herrero

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Cast · Directed by Luis Oliveros

MCMarc Clotet
Marc Clotet
Diego Padilla
MMMelina Matthews
Melina Matthews
Marianne Latour
ASAlejo Sauras
Alejo Sauras
Javier Sánchez
MDMaarten Dannenberg
Maarten Dannenberg
AGAndrés Gertrúdix
Andrés Gertrúdix
Pablo Mérida
LA
Lionel Auguste
Pierre Boileau
SWStefan Weinert
Stefan Weinert
Colonel Maier
MAMartin Angerbauer
Martin Angerbauer
Soldier Kuhn

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