Passionate Pastime

Name: Passionate Pastime
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1958
Duration: 25 min

1958 · 25 min

Documentary

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Hans Richter's documentary on the game of chess. Narrated by Vincent Price. Outlines the history of chess from ancient times to the present and traces its origins in India, China, and Persia. Prints, painting, illuminated manuscripts, live photography and rare chess pieces are shown as well as chess figures designed after Picasso and Braque.

Crew

Director Hans Richter
Writer Hans Richter

Cast

Vincent Price
Narrator
Darius Milhaud
Marcel Duchamp
L
Larry Evans

Crew

Director — Hans Richter
Writer — Hans Richter

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