Drama · Czechoslovakia · 1964 · 1h 5m

Šach mat

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Director
Alfréd Radok
Cast
Rudolf Hrušínský as Josef Bek as Rudolf Deyl as Ota Sklenčka as Radovan Lukavský as Stella Zázvorková as
Crew
Vladimír Opletal — Director of Photography Soňa Slomovičová — Editor Alfréd Radok — Writer Stefan Zweig — Novel Jindřich Dušek — Production Design Jindřiška Hirschová — Costume Design
Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
based on novel or bookmockumentary
Key Collaborators
Alfréd Radok Director Vladimír Opletal Director of Photography Soňa Slomovičová Editor Alfréd Radok Writer Stefan Zweig Novel Jindřich Dušek Production Design Jindřiška Hirschová Costume Design
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