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Passionate Pastime (1958)
Directed by Hans Richter
Documentary · 25m
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.
Cast
Vincent Price
Darius Milhaud
Marcel Duchamp
Crew
- Director
- Hans Richter
- Writer
- Hans Richter
- Editor
- Hans Richter
- Producer
- Hans Richter
Details
- Release date
- 1958-01-01
- Runtime
- 25m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English