Checkmate!

"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."

Cast

Andrzej Łapicki

as Bartolomeo

Jan Kreczmar

as Englishman

Kazimierz Rudzki

as Author

Mieczysław Czechowicz

as James

Bogumił Kobiela

as Artist

Mieczysław Pawlikowski

as Angelika's Father

Ewa Wiśniewska

as Angelica

Wojciech Rajewski

as Jacobo

Ryszard Barycz

as Bartolomeo's Friend

Leonard Andrzejewski

as Sailor (uncredited)

Hanna Giza

as Woman in Angelika's House (uncredited)

Tadeusz Kosudarski

as obserwujący grę Jacoba z ojcem Angeliki (uncredited)

Andrzej Krasicki

as Sir Edward (uncredited)

Konrad Morawski

as Chess Demonstration Guest (uncredited)

Czesław Mroczek

as Chess Demonstration Guest (uncredited)

Adam Pawlikowski

as Sheik's Servant (uncredited)

Sylwester Przedwojewski

as Chess Demonstration Guest (uncredited)

Tadeusz Ross

as Sheik (uncredited)

Wojciech Skibiński

as Chess Spectator (uncredited)

Danuta Wodyńska

as Angelika's Mother (uncredited)

Jerzy Wunderlich

as Jerzy (uncredited)

Crew

Tadeusz Wieżan

Director of Photography

Tadeusz Wybult

Production Design

Leonard Mokicz

Set Decoration

Tomira Matyjaszkiewicz

Editor

Jerzy Szeski

Costume Design

Zbigniew Wolski

Sound

Jadwiga Swiętosławska

Makeup Artist

Jerzy Mierzejewski

Screenplay

Ludwik Niemojowski

Short Story

Kazimierz Madejski

Camera Operator

Jan Ossowski

Assistant Camera

Józef Kasprzak

Assistant Camera

Halina Dobrowolska

Assistant Production Design

Jerzy Zieliński

Costume Assistant

Teodor Ławnikiewicz

Sound Assistant

Irena Jasińska

Assistant Editor

Romualda Baszkiewicz

Assistant Makeup Artist

Jan Szymański

Production Manager

Edward Kłosowicz

Assistant Production Manager

Zofia Hiwel

Assistant Production Manager

Maria Starzeńska

First Assistant Director

Janusz Łęski

Assistant Director

Wanda Radkiewicz

Assistant Director

Bohdan Czeszko

Dialogue

Andrzej Zakrzewski

Director