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Invitation To Play
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Invitation To Play

1984-08-28 · 7 min · Not rated

Animation

The story of a little chess pawn who saved an almost lost game and managed to achieve victory.

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Directors
Kalju Kurepõld
Production companies
Kazakhfilm
Countries
Soviet Union
Status
Released

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