Dangerous Moves - 1984

World Chess Champion Akiva Liebskind (Michel Piccoli) faces his former pupil Pavius Fromm (Alexandre Arbatt), who defected to the West from the Soviet Union five years earlier, for the World Chess Championship in Geneva, Switzerland. The tension and strategies between the players draw parallels to the political conflicts and ideologies between East and West during the Cold War.

110min
1984
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating6.7/10

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Cast

Michel Piccoli profile pictureMichel PiccoliAkiva Liebskind
Liv Ullmann profile pictureLiv UllmannMarina Fromm
Leslie Caron profile pictureLeslie CaronHenia Liebskind
Wojciech Pszoniak profile pictureWojciech PszoniakLe grand maître Felton - l'équipe de Fromm
Jean-Hugues Anglade profile pictureJean-Hugues AngladeMiller, l'équipe de Fromm
Daniel Olbrychski profile pictureDaniel OlbrychskiTac-Tac, l'équipe de Liebskind
Michel Aumont profile pictureMichel AumontStepan Ivanovitch Kerossian - l'équipe de Liebskind
Pierre Vial profile picturePierre VialAnton Heller
Alain Rimoux profile pictureAlain RimouxDr. Randeller

About Dangerous Moves

Dangerous Moves Overview

World Chess Champion Akiva Liebskind (Michel Piccoli) faces his former pupil Pavius Fromm (Alexandre Arbatt), who defected to the West from the Soviet Union five years earlier, for the World Chess Championship in Geneva, Switzerland. The tension and strategies between the players draw parallels to the political conflicts and ideologies between East and West during the Cold War.

Runtime: 110min

Extra details

Original Title: La Diagonale du fou
Original Language: French
Directed By: Richard Dembo
Production Companies
Ministère de la cultureMichael Arthur FilmsLa Cécilia
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