Poster of Checkmate!

Checkmate!

Plot: 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
Release Date: Saturday, July 1 1967
58 years ago
Genres: Drama, Fantasy, TV Movie
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Cast

Portrait of Andrzej ŁapickiAndrzej Łapicki. Andrzej Łapicki was 42 in Checkmate! as 'Bartolomeo'.
Birthday: Tue, Nov 11 1924 –
Died: Sat, Jul 21 2012
Portrait of Jan KreczmarJan Kreczmar. Jan Kreczmar was 59 in Checkmate! as 'Englishman'.
Birthday: Wed, May 06 1908 –
Died: Tue, Aug 29 1972
Portrait of Kazimierz RudzkiKazimierz Rudzki. Kazimierz Rudzki was 56 in Checkmate! as 'Author'.
Birthday: Fri, Jan 06 1911 –
Died: Mon, Feb 02 1976
Portrait of Mieczysław CzechowiczMieczysław Czechowicz. Mieczysław Czechowicz was 36 in Checkmate! as 'James'.
Birthday: Sun, Sep 28 1930 –
Died: Sat, Sep 14 1991
Portrait of Bogumił KobielaBogumił Kobiela. Bogumił Kobiela was 36 in Checkmate! as 'Artist'.
Birthday: Sun, May 31 1931 –
Died: Thu, Jul 10 1969
Portrait of Mieczysław PawlikowskiMieczysław Pawlikowski. Mieczysław Pawlikowski was 47 in Checkmate! as 'Angelika's Father'.
Birthday: Fri, Jan 09 1920 –
Died: Sat, Dec 23 1978
Portrait of Ewa WiśniewskaEwa Wiśniewska. Ewa Wiśniewska was 25 in Checkmate! as 'Angelica'.
Birthday: Sat, Apr 25 1942
Portrait of Wojciech RajewskiWojciech Rajewski. Wojciech Rajewski was 53 in Checkmate! as 'Jacobo'.
Birthday: Tue, Jan 27 1914 –
Died: Tue, Nov 18 1980
Portrait of Ryszard BaryczRyszard Barycz. Ryszard Barycz was 43 in Checkmate! as 'Bartolomeo's Friend'.
Birthday: Mon, Mar 17 1924 –
Died: Wed, Jul 28 2010
Portrait of Leonard AndrzejewskiLeonard Andrzejewski. Leonard Andrzejewski was 43 in Checkmate! as 'Sailor (uncredited)'.
Birthday: Thu, Jan 03 1924 –
Died: Sat, Oct 18 1997
Portrait of Hanna GizaHanna Giza. Hanna Giza was 19 in Checkmate! as 'Woman in Angelika's House (uncredited)'.
Birthday: Wed, Apr 14 1948
Portrait of Tadeusz KosudarskiTadeusz Kosudarski. Tadeusz Kosudarski was 44 in Checkmate! as 'obserwujący grę Jacoba z ojcem Angeliki (uncredited)'.
Birthday: Sun, Jan 21 1923 –
Died: Tue, Nov 14 1972
Portrait of Andrzej KrasickiAndrzej Krasicki. Andrzej Krasicki was 49 in Checkmate! as 'Sir Edward (uncredited)'.
Birthday: Thu, Jan 31 1918 –
Died: Sun, Jan 15 1995
Portrait of Konrad MorawskiKonrad Morawski. Konrad Morawski was 53 in Checkmate! as 'Chess Demonstration Guest (uncredited)'.
Birthday: Wed, Nov 26 1913 –
Died: Sat, Nov 02 1985
Portrait of Czesław MroczekCzesław Mroczek. Czesław Mroczek was 47 in Checkmate! as 'Chess Demonstration Guest (uncredited)'.
Birthday: Tue, Mar 23 1920 –
Died: Fri, Jun 01 2012
Portrait of Adam PawlikowskiAdam Pawlikowski. Adam Pawlikowski was 41 in Checkmate! as 'Sheik's Servant (uncredited)'.
Birthday: Sat, Nov 21 1925 –
Died: Sat, Jan 17 1976
Portrait of Sylwester PrzedwojewskiSylwester Przedwojewski. Sylwester Przedwojewski was 47 in Checkmate! as 'Chess Demonstration Guest (uncredited)'.
Birthday: Thu, Jan 01 1920 –
Died: Mon, Feb 02 2015
Portrait of Tadeusz RossTadeusz Ross. Tadeusz Ross was 29 in Checkmate! as 'Sheik (uncredited)'.
Birthday: Mon, Mar 14 1938 –
Died: Tue, Dec 14 2021
Portrait of Wojciech SkibińskiWojciech Skibiński. Wojciech Skibiński was 38 in Checkmate! as 'Chess Spectator (uncredited)'.
Birthday: Sun, Mar 31 1929 –
Died: Fri, Mar 04 2016
Portrait of Danuta WodyńskaDanuta Wodyńska. Danuta Wodyńska was 45 in Checkmate! as 'Angelika's Mother (uncredited)'.
Birthday: Wed, May 31 1922 –
Died: Wed, Jul 04 2001
Portrait of Jerzy WunderlichJerzy Wunderlich. Jerzy Wunderlich was >> in Checkmate! as 'Jerzy (uncredited)'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Crew

Portrait of Andrzej ZakrzewskiAndrzej Zakrzewski. Andrzej Zakrzewski was 32 in Checkmate! as 'Director'
Birthday: Fri, Jun 28 1935 –
Died: Tue, Jun 29 2021
Portrait of Tadeusz WieżanTadeusz Wieżan. Tadeusz Wieżan was 37 in Checkmate! as 'Director of Photography'
Birthday: Sun, Sep 01 1929 –
Died: Mon, Nov 29 1982
Portrait of Maria StarzeńskaMaria Starzeńska. Maria Starzeńska was 48 in Checkmate! as 'First Assistant Director'
Birthday: Sun, Jun 29 1919 –
Died: Mon, Jan 07 2002
Portrait of Janusz ŁęskiJanusz Łęski. Janusz Łęski was 37 in Checkmate! as 'Assistant Director'
Birthday: Wed, Feb 12 1930 –
Died: Sat, Jan 01 2022
Portrait of Wanda RadkiewiczWanda Radkiewicz. Wanda Radkiewicz was >> in Checkmate! as 'Assistant Director'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Jerzy MierzejewskiJerzy Mierzejewski. Jerzy Mierzejewski was 49 in Checkmate! as 'Screenplay'
Birthday: Fri, Jul 13 1917 –
Died: Thu, Jun 14 2012
Portrait of Tomira MatyjaszkiewiczTomira Matyjaszkiewicz. Tomira Matyjaszkiewicz was >> in Checkmate! as 'Editor'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Irena JasińskaIrena Jasińska. Irena Jasińska was >> in Checkmate! as 'Assistant Editor'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Halina DobrowolskaHalina Dobrowolska. Halina Dobrowolska was 37 in Checkmate! as 'Assistant Production Design'
Birthday: Sun, Aug 18 1929 –
Died: Sat, Apr 23 2016
Portrait of Bohdan CzeszkoBohdan Czeszko. Bohdan Czeszko was 44 in Checkmate! as 'Dialogue'
Birthday: Wed, Apr 11 1923 –
Died: Wed, Dec 21 1988
Portrait of Jerzy SzeskiJerzy Szeski. Jerzy Szeski was 47 in Checkmate! as 'Costume Design'
Birthday: Mon, Mar 29 1920 –
Died: Mon, Dec 07 1992
Portrait of Tadeusz WybultTadeusz Wybult. Tadeusz Wybult was 46 in Checkmate! as 'Production Design'
Birthday: Wed, Jan 12 1921 –
Died: Wed, Nov 03 2004
Portrait of Leonard MokiczLeonard Mokicz. Leonard Mokicz was 61 in Checkmate! as 'Set Decoration'
Birthday: Mon, Feb 19 1906 –
Died: Mon, Jul 07 1980
Portrait of Jan OssowskiJan Ossowski. Jan Ossowski was >> in Checkmate! as 'Assistant Camera'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Zbigniew WolskiZbigniew Wolski. Zbigniew Wolski was >> in Checkmate! as 'Sound'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Jan SzymańskiJan Szymański. Jan Szymański was >> in Checkmate! as 'Production Manager'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Józef KasprzakJózef Kasprzak. Józef Kasprzak was >> in Checkmate! as 'Assistant Camera'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Kazimierz MadejskiKazimierz Madejski. Kazimierz Madejski was >> in Checkmate! as 'Camera Operator'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Zofia HiwelZofia Hiwel. Zofia Hiwel was >> in Checkmate! as 'Assistant Production Manager'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Jadwiga SwiętosławskaJadwiga Swiętosławska. Jadwiga Swiętosławska was 47 in Checkmate! as 'Makeup Artist'
Birthday: Sun, Nov 30 1919
Portrait of Edward KłosowiczEdward Kłosowicz. Edward Kłosowicz was >> in Checkmate! as 'Assistant Production Manager'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Jerzy ZielińskiJerzy Zieliński. Jerzy Zieliński was >> in Checkmate! as 'Costume Assistant'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Romualda BaszkiewiczRomualda Baszkiewicz. Romualda Baszkiewicz was >> in Checkmate! as 'Assistant Makeup Artist'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Teodor ŁawnikiewiczTeodor Ławnikiewicz. Teodor Ławnikiewicz was >> in Checkmate! as 'Sound Assistant'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Ludwik NiemojowskiLudwik Niemojowski. Ludwik Niemojowski was >> in Checkmate! as 'Short Story'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday