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The Chess Player

20171h 38mLuis Oliveros

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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 afterwards Diego will be accused of spying by the Nazis and imprisoned in an SS prison. In prison, Diego will try to survive in a hostile environment thanks to Colonel Maier's passion for chess.

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What is The Chess Player (2017) about?

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 afterwards Diego will be accused of spying by the Nazis and imprisoned in an SS prison. In prison, Diego will try to survive in a hostile environment thanks to…

Who stars in The Chess Player?

The Chess Player stars Marc Clotet (Diego Padilla), Melina Matthews (Marianne Latour), Alejo Sauras (Javier Sánchez), Maarten Dannenberg, Andrés Gertrúdix (Pablo Mérida). The film was directed by Luis Oliveros.

How long is The Chess Player?

The Chess Player has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 2017.

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