Dangerous Moves

1985, Mystery & thriller, 1h 40m

6 Reviews 250+ Ratings

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Movie Info

Aging Soviet chess champion Akiva Liebskind (Michel Piccoli) arrives in Geneva to face off against his former student Pavius Fromm (Alexandre Arbatt) in a World Championship match. Pavius is a defector from the USSR, and the Soviet authorities threaten to harm Akiva's family if he does not defeat the rogue player. Determined to shame Pavius, the government brings the wife (Liv Ullmann) he left behind to the game, attempting to unnerve him as the stress of the match takes its toll on both men.
  • Genre:
    Mystery & thriller
  • Original Language:
    French (France)
  • Director:
    Richard Dembo
  • Producer:
    Arthur Cohn
  • Writer:
    Richard Dembo
  • Release Date (Theaters):
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    International Spectrafilm

Cast & Crew

Michel Piccoli
Akiva Liebskind
Alexandre Arbatt
Pavius Fromm
Leslie Caron
Henia Liebskind
Liv Ullmann
Marina Fromm
Daniel Olbrychski
Tac-Tac
Michel Aumont
Stepan Ivanovitch Kerossian
Wojciech Pszoniak
Le grand maître Felton - l'équipe de Fromm
Richard Dembo
Director
Richard Dembo
Screenwriter
Arthur Cohn
Producer
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Critic Reviews for Dangerous Moves

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Full Review… Geoff Brown Times (UK) Full Review… Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Full Review… Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality & Practice Full Review… Jamie Gillies Apollo Guide Full Review… John A. Nesbit ToxicUniverse.com Full Review… Christopher Null Filmcritic.com
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Audience Reviews for Dangerous Moves

  • Jul 22, 2014
    A Soviet exile and a Soviet citizen are pitted in a high-pressure chess match. While some of the events, like the witch doctor in the audience, are funny and interesting, as a whole, this film is about as exciting and entertaining as you'd think a film about chess would be. What the film fails to do is get into the heads of these players to the point that their machinations raise to the level of compelling drama. Overall, I balk at calling a film boring, but honesty compels me to say that Dangerous Moves is kinda boring.
    Jim H Super Reviewer
  • May 31, 2013
    Taut, well acted Cold War type political thriller in which the battlefield is the world championship chess match between a Soviet and a Soviet defector. Won the Best Foreign Language Oscar. Excellent movie.
    Morris N Super Reviewer
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