Película

Checking the King

Szach Królowi

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...

Guion

Kamila Klein

Dirección

Krzysztof Kieślowski

Estado

Estrenada

Estreno

13/02/1972

Idioma original

Polaco