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Capablanca 1987

Runtime

96 mins

Language

Russian

Russian

In 1925, Cuban champion José Raúl Capablanca, a Ministry of Foreign Affairs official, travels to Moscow for an international chess tournament. Amid Machado’s dictatorship his job security is uncertain. The film shows his matches against Emanuel Lasker, Savielly Tartakower and Bogoljubow, his doomed romance with ballerina Sasha Mozhaeva, and a simultaneous exhibition where Mikhail Botvinnik beats him.

In 1925, Cuban champion José Raúl Capablanca, a Ministry of Foreign Affairs official, travels to Moscow for an international chess tournament. Amid Machado’s dictatorship his job security is uncertain. The film shows his matches against Emanuel Lasker, Savielly Tartakower and Bogoljubow, his doomed romance with ballerina Sasha Mozhaeva, and a simultaneous exhibition where Mikhail Botvinnik beats him.

Does Capablanca have end credit scenes?

No!

Capablanca does not have end credit scenes. You can leave when the credits roll.

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