[MOVIE]
Sog., Scen.: Arrigo Frusta. F.: Giovanni Vitrotti. Int.: Antonio Grisanti (il pazzo), Febo Mari (il viaggiatore), Mario Bonnard, Filippo Costamagna (due internati), Serafino Vité (la guardia), Mario Voller Buzzi (il capostazione), Cesare Zocchi (il secondo capostazione). Prod.: S.A. Ambrosio. 35mm. L.: 172 m (l. orig.: 185 m). D.: 9′ a 18 f/s Tinted (Desmetcolor)
A psychological thriller set in the closed confines of a blood-red compartment: a random travelling companion challenges Febo Mari to a game of chess, specifying only later that the stakes are death or life. The man is a lunatic who escaped from the insane asylum because nobody wanted to play with him (given the course of events, it is no surprise). A great performance by Grisanti, an irresistible maniac in a straw hat consumed by his passion. In the end, he was just looking for someone he could play a game of chess with.
Restored in 1995 by Museo Nazionale del Cinema at Haghefilm laboratory, Amsterdam
