The Chessplayer

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.

Main Cast

Marc Clotet

Diego Padilla

Age : 44 | Popularity : 3%

Melina Matthews

Marianne Latour

Age : 37 | Popularity : 8%

Alejo Sauras

Javier Sánchez

Age : 44 | Popularity : 8%

Maarten Dannenberg

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Andrés Gertrúdix

Pablo Mérida

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Lionel Auguste

Pierre Boileau

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Stefan Weinert

Colonel Maier

Age : 60 | Popularity : 7%

Martin Angerbauer

Soldier Kuhn

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Production	Producer	Gerardo Herrero
Editing	Editor	Teresa Font
Directing	Director	Luis Oliveros
Camera	Director of Photography	Juan Carlos Gómez
Writing	Writer	Julio Castedo
Sound	Music	Alejandro Vivas
Department	Role	Name

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