25 Nov 1938
The Chess Player
A toymaker in Poland specializes in building lifesize mechanical men. He builds a chess-playing "automaton" to hide a pretty young Polish activist who is being hunted by occupying Russian forces.
King of Endings
Branko Kralj is an alienated businessman and avid chess fan. He is married to the attractive Visnja and they have a son. Their marriage is weak and Branko feels much closer to his mistress than to his wife. One day Kralj and Visnja travel on a half empty train. Kralj goes to a far away compartment for a game of chess, and leaves Visnja alone. Three men take advantage of the lone woman in her compartment and rape her.
Top Billed Cast
Irfan Mensur Branko Kralj
Ena Begović Višnja Kralj
Vladislava Milosavljević Irena
Milan Štrljić Inspektor
Bogdan Diklić Božo
Ivo Gregurević Prodavac pića u vozu
Zdenko Jelčić Kondukter
Vlatko Dulić Konobar
Zvonimir Torjanac Psihijatar
Mirjana Majurec Sekretarica
Franjo Majetić Prvi šahista
Ivo Fici Drugi šahista
Ilija Ivezić Temelj
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