Checking the King
Original title: Szach Królowi
Overview
Two men in a game of chess. One of the players is a country boy who accidentally discovered a chess talent, and the other is a former lawyer who has not played chess for twenty years. The lawyer tells the story of learning to play chess: during World War II, he was arrested for no reason and imprisoned. One day, while waiting for another interrogation, he stole the book "Chess Review" from the investigating officer's coat. He perfected it for several months and started playing against himself. The intense mental effort led him to a nervous breakdown eventually...
Top-billed cast
- KKazimierz Zarzycki
- MMichał Pawlicki
- AAndrzej Prus
Crew
- Director
- Krzysztof Kieślowski
- Writers
- Kamila Klein, Stefan Zweig
- Production
- Telewizja Polska
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Who directed Checking the King?
Checking the King was directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski.
When was Checking the King released?
Checking the King was released in 1972.
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