Synopsis
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.
Original title El jugador de ajedrez
IMDb Rating 6.3 826 votes
TMDb Rating 6.464 42 votes
Director
Director
Cast
Diego Padilla
Marianne Latour
Javier Sánchez
Pablo Mérida
Pierre Boileau
Colonel Maier
Soldier Kuhn
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