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Dangerous Moves
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.
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- Cast
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Dangerous Moves
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Apr 15, 1984
Runtime
1h 50m
Genres
Drama, Thriller
User Score
58%
Original Title
La Diagonale du fou
Production Companies
Ministère de la culture, Michael Arthur Films, La Cécilia
Director
Richard Dembo
Description
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.
Cast
Crew
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