Scacco mortale

Rain-slick Seattle. A rook in its box. Chess champion Peter Sanderson faces a homicidal maniac during a tournament. Is he a suspect, a target, or somehow both? More bodies surface. Director Schenkel’s twisty neo-noir is a decent addition to any late-night cable marathon.

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Carl Schenkel directed Scacco mortale in 1992. See Carl Schenkel's full filmography, where to start with Carl Schenkel, or where to go after you've seen everything by Carl Schenkel.

Scacco mortale was released in 1992 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 116 minutes.