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The Chess Player

First aired on May 5, 2017

Runtime: 98 mins

60%

Genres: History, Drama

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.

Featured Cast: click image to view more
Marc Clotet | Diego Padilla
Melina Matthews | Marianne Latour
Alejo Sauras | Javier Sánchez
Maarten Dannenberg |
Andrés Gertrúdix | Pablo Mérida
Lionel Auguste | Pierre Boileau
Featured Crew
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Gerardo Herrero | Producer
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Luis Oliveros | Director
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Julio Castedo | Writer
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Teresa Font | Editor
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Alejandro Vivas | Music
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Juan Carlos Gómez | Director of Photography