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Short TV film upon the story of Ludwik Niemojski of the same title, which was a part of his "Incredible Stories". It tells about Bartolomeo, brilliant chess player, who had ruined his private life because of his passion for chess.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Polish

Runtime

28 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

01 July 1967

Country

Poland

Cast

Andrzej Łapicki

Andrzej Łapicki

Bartolomeo

Jan Kreczmar

Jan Kreczmar

Englishman

Kazimierz Rudzki

Kazimierz Rudzki

Author

Mieczysław Czechowicz

Mieczysław Czechowicz

James

Bogumił Kobiela

Bogumił Kobiela

Artist

Mieczysław Pawlikowski

Mieczysław Pawlikowski

Angelika's Father

Ewa Wiśniewska

Ewa Wiśniewska

Angelica

Wojciech Rajewski

Wojciech Rajewski

Jacobo

Ryszard Barycz

Ryszard Barycz

Bartolomeo's Friend

Leonard Andrzejewski

Leonard Andrzejewski

Sailor (uncredited)

Hanna Giza

Hanna Giza

Woman in Angelika's House (uncredited)

Tadeusz Kosudarski

Tadeusz Kosudarski

obserwujący grę Jacoba z ojcem Angeliki (uncredited)

Andrzej Krasicki

Andrzej Krasicki

Sir Edward (uncredited)

Konrad Morawski

Konrad Morawski

Chess Demonstration Guest (uncredited)

Czesław Mroczek

Czesław Mroczek

Chess Demonstration Guest (uncredited)

Adam Pawlikowski

Adam Pawlikowski

Sheik's Servant (uncredited)

Sylwester Przedwojewski

Sylwester Przedwojewski

Chess Demonstration Guest (uncredited)

Tadeusz Ross

Tadeusz Ross

Sheik (uncredited)

Wojciech Skibiński

Wojciech Skibiński

Chess Spectator (uncredited)

Danuta Wodyńska

Danuta Wodyńska

Angelika's Mother (uncredited)

Jerzy Wunderlich

Jerzy Wunderlich

Jerzy (uncredited)

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