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May 24, 1985 · Dangerous Moves: Directed by Richard Dembo. With Michel Piccoli, Alexandre Arbatt, Liv Ullmann, Leslie Caron. During the Cold War, the World Chess Championship clashed complete opposites - personal and political.
- (1.4K)
- Drama, Sport, Thriller
- Richard Dembo
- 1985-05-24
Plot. The film follows the story of two chess grandmasters, Akiva Liebskind from the Soviet Union and Pavius Fromm from Hungary, who compete in a world championship match in Geneva, Switzerland. The game of chess serves as the backdrop to explore the complex personal and political issues that the two players face.
- $2.5 million
- Arthur Cohn, Martine Marignac
Watch Dangerous Moves with a subscription on Prime Video. Aging Soviet chess champion Akiva Liebskind (Michel Piccoli) arrives in Geneva to face off against his former student Pavius Fromm ...
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- Michel Piccoli
- Richard Dembo
- May 24, 1985
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Though it won the Oscar for Best Foreign Film in 1984, Dangerous Moves could have used a less explicitly allegorical script. If you're not a chess player, the match sequences might also generate bemused shrugs rather than gasps.
- Richard Dembo
- Michel Piccoli
Dangerous Moves. 1984 · 1 hr 40 min. TV-MA. Drama · Thriller · Foreign/International. In this Academy Award-winning film, an aging Soviet chess champion faces off against his former student, a Soviet defector, in a World Championship. Subtitles: English. Starring: Michel Piccoli Alexandre Arbatt Liv Ullmann Leslie Caron Wojciech Pszoniak.
Dangerous Moves. Summaries. During the Cold War, the World Chess Championship clashed complete opposites - personal and political. Two masters of chess duel each other not only in their game but also in their different ideologies.