
Dangerous Moves
1985, Mystery & thriller, 1h 40m
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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.
Cast & Crew
Michel Piccoli
Akiva Liebskind
Akiva Liebskind
Alexandre Arbatt
Pavius Fromm
Pavius Fromm
Leslie Caron
Henia Liebskind
Henia Liebskind
Liv Ullmann
Marina Fromm
Marina Fromm
Daniel Olbrychski
Tac-Tac
Tac-Tac
Michel Aumont
Stepan Ivanovitch Kerossian
Stepan Ivanovitch Kerossian
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Audience Reviews for Dangerous Moves
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Jul 22, 2014A 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
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May 31, 2013Taut, 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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