7.0Capablanca · 1987
Capablanca (1987) is a Drama film directed by Manuel Herrera, starring Galina Belyaeva, César Évora Díaz, Eslinda Núñez.
Drama
7.0Overview
1925. José Raúl Capablanca, a famous Cuban chess player and employee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, arrives in Moscow for an international chess tournament. The trip, taking place under Machado's dictatorship, casts doubt on his future in this position. The film shows Capablanca's dramatic matches with Lasker, Tartakower, and Bogolubov, his tragic love for Bolshoi Theatre ballerina Sasha Mozhaeva, and a simultaneous game in which he lost to the very young Mikhail Botvinnik.
Cast
Galina Belyaeva, César Évora Díaz, Eslinda Núñez, Adolfo Llauradó, Boris Nevzorov, Javier Ávila, Marina Yakovleva, Beatriz Valdés
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What is "Capablanca" about?
1925. José Raúl Capablanca, a famous Cuban chess player and employee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, arrives in Moscow for an international chess tournament. The trip, taking place under Machado's dictatorship, casts doubt on his future in this position. The film shows Capablanca's dramatic matches with Lasker, Tartakower, and Bogolubov, his tragic love for Bolshoi Theatre ballerina Sasha Mozhaeva, and a simultaneous game in which he lost to the very young Mikhail Botvinnik.
When was "Capablanca" released?
Capablanca was released in 1987.
Who stars in "Capablanca"?
The cast includes Galina Belyaeva, César Évora Díaz, Eslinda Núñez, Adolfo Llauradó.
