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★ 7.0/10•1967•28m•Drama•Fantasy•TV Movie

Short TV film upon the story of Ludwik Niemojski of the same title, which was a part of his "Incredible Stories". It tells about Bartolomeo, brilliant chess player, who had ruined his private life because of his passion for chess.

Jerzy Mierzejewski · Screenplay

Andrzej Zakrzewski · Director

StatusReleased
Runtime28m
LanguagePL
Release DateJul 1, 1967

Actors

Andrzej Łapicki

Andrzej Łapicki

Bartolomeo

Jan Kreczmar

Jan Kreczmar

Englishman

Kazimierz Rudzki

Kazimierz Rudzki

Author

Mieczysław Czechowicz

Mieczysław Czechowicz

James

Bogumił Kobiela

Bogumił Kobiela

Artist

Mieczysław Pawlikowski

Angelika's Father

Ewa Wiśniewska

Ewa Wiśniewska

Angelica

Wojciech Rajewski

Wojciech Rajewski

Jacobo

Ryszard Barycz

Ryszard Barycz

Bartolomeo's Friend

Leonard Andrzejewski

Leonard Andrzejewski

Sailor (uncredited)

Hanna Giza

Hanna Giza

Woman in Angelika's House (uncredited)

Tadeusz Kosudarski

Tadeusz Kosudarski

obserwujący grę Jacoba z ojcem Angeliki (uncredited)

Andrzej Krasicki

Sir Edward (uncredited)

Konrad Morawski

Konrad Morawski

Chess Demonstration Guest (uncredited)

Czesław Mroczek

Czesław Mroczek

Chess Demonstration Guest (uncredited)

Adam Pawlikowski

Adam Pawlikowski

Sheik's Servant (uncredited)

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