Michel Piccoli
Akiva Liebskind
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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. Akiva is a Jewish chess player from ...
- $2.5 million
- Arthur Cohn, Martine Marignac
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
Dangerous Moves. 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...
- (15)
- Michel Piccoli
- Richard Dembo
- Mystery & Thriller
Jul 14, 2003 · Also Known As. Diagonale du Fou, La. Genre. Drama. Thriller. Release Date. 1984. Distribution Company. Gaumont.
- Richard Dembo
- Michel Piccoli
Dangerous Moves ("La diagonale du fou") is a 1984 film from Switzerland, in French, directed by Richard Dembo. No, it's not one of those T&A movies that Cinemax used to run back in the 1990s. It's actually a film about chess!
Jan 1, 1985 · Dangerous Moves is an absorbing, if not inspired, suspense drama with a great subject, that of a championship chess showdown between a Soviet title-holder and an exiled dissident challenger.
