Dangerous Moves

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Dangerous Moves

1984

1h 40m

5.9(35 votes)

Drama

Thriller

Overview

During the Cold War, the World Chess Championship clashed complete opposites - personal and political.

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31 members

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Michel Piccoli

Akiva Liebskind

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Alexandre Arbatt

Pavius Fromm

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Liv Ullmann

Marina Fromm

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Leslie Caron

Henia Liebskind

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Wojciech Pszoniak

Le grand maître Felton - l'équipe de Fromm

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Jean-Hugues Anglade

Miller, l'équipe de Fromm

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Daniel Olbrychski

Tac-Tac, l'équipe de Liebskind

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Hubert Saint-Macary

Foldes

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Michel Aumont

Stepan Ivanovitch Kerossian - l'équipe de Liebskind

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Pierre Michaël

Yachvili

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Serge Avédikian

Fadenko

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Pierre Vial

Anton Heller

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Bernhard Wicki

Pühl

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Jacques Boudet

Stuffli

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Benoît Régent

Barabal

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Sylvie Granotier

Dombert

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Albert Simono

Dalcroze

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Marcel Tassimot

Protazanov

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Olivier Beer

Journalist

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Jean-Paul Eydoux

Carsen

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Jean-Philippe Guerand

A Guy in the Audience

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Piotr Kamiński

journalist

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Yaseen Khan

Hindou

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Constantin Melnik

KGB colonel

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Willy Nicoidsky

Polotin

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Alain Rimoux

Dr. Randeller

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Mathieu Schiffman

Journalist

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Daniel Tixier

Referee

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John Van Der Bois

Referee

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Production

Emmanuel Cohn

Kid (uncredited)

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Nurith Cohn

Spectator (uncredited)

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