Top Billed Cast

1. 

   José Raúl Capablanca

   The World Champion

2. 

   Vladimir Fogel

   The Hero

3. 

   Anna Zemtsova

   The Heroine

4. 

   Natalya Glan

5. 

   Zakhar Darevsky

6. 

   Mikhail Zharov

   House Painter

7. 

   Anatoli Ktorov

   Tram Passenger

8. 

   Yakov Protazanov

   Chemist

9. 

   Yuli Raizman

   Chemist's Assistant

10. 

    Ivan Koval-Samborskyi

    Policeman

11. 

    Konstantin Eggert

12. 

    Ernst Grunfeld

    Self

13. 

    Fyodor Ivanov

14. 

    Sergei Komarov

    Grandfather

15. 

    Frank Marshall

    Self

16. 

    Richard Reti

    Self

17. 

    Rudolph Spielmann

    Self

18. 

    Carlos Torre

    Self

19. 

    F.D. Yates

    Self

20. 

    Boris Barnet

    (uncredited)

21. 

    Vladimir Nabokov

    (uncredited)

22. 

    Fyodor Otsep

    Game Spectator (uncredited)