Capablanca
IMDb6.81
1987
Overview
1925. José Raúl Capablanca, a famous Cuban chess player and employee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, arrives in Moscow for an international chess tournament. The trip, taking place under Machado's dictatorship, casts doubt on his future in this position. The film shows Capablanca's dramatic matches with Lasker, Tartakower, and Bogolubov, his tragic love for Bolshoi Theatre ballerina Sasha Mozhaeva, and a simultaneous game in which he lost to the very young Mikhail Botvinnik.
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Crew
- Director
- Manuel Herrera
- Writers
- Eliseo Alberto, Dal Orlov, Manuel Herrera
- Producer
- Nikolai Velmiskin
- Production
- Gorky Film Studios, ICAIC
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Who directed Capablanca?
Capablanca was directed by Manuel Herrera.
When was Capablanca released?
Capablanca was released in 1987.
