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Šach mat

5.0 / 10 5.0 1964 1h 5m
Drama

A live, semi-documentary TV broadcast investigates why former prisoner Dr. Benet collapsed after defeating world chess champion Mirko Čentovič aboard the ship Victoria. The crew stages a detailed reconstruction of the fateful game on deck, interviews witnesses to piece together events, and deliberately blurs fact and fiction to draw viewers into Benet’s psychological unraveling and the deeper mysteries behind his victory.

Directed by Alfréd Radok

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Rudolf Hrušínský
Rudolf Hrušínský
Josef Bek
Josef Bek
Rudolf Deyl
Rudolf Deyl
Ota Sklenčka
Ota Sklenčka
Radovan Lukavský
Radovan Lukavský
Stella Zázvorková
Stella Zázvorková
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Vladimír Branislav
Josef Zíma
Josef Zíma
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