Plot Summary
In 1934 Diego Padilla wins the Spanish Championship of Chess and meets a French journalist, Marianne Latour, and they fall in love. At the end of the Civil War, Marianne convinces Diego to live in France with their daughter, where shortly afterwards Diego will be accused of spying by the Nazis and imprisoned in an SS prison. In prison, Diego will try to survive in a hostile environment thanks to Colonel Maier's passion for chess.
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Luis Oliveros
Director
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It has a TMDB rating of 6.3/10 based on 49 votes.
Who directed The Chess Player?
The Chess Player was directed by Luis Oliveros and released in 2017.
How long is The Chess Player?
The Chess Player has a runtime of 1 hours and 38 minutes.
Movie Details
- Release Date
- 2017-05-05
- Box Office
- $0.2M
- Status
- Released