Dangerous Moves (1984)

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Country: France, Liechtenstein, Switzerland
Genres: Drama, Sport, Thriller
Release: 1985-05-24
Director: Richard Dembo
Writers: Richard Dembo
Language: French
Stars: Michel Piccoli , Alexandre Arbatt , Liv Ullmann , Leslie Caron , Wojciech Pszoniak , Jean-Hugues Anglade , Daniel Olbrychski , Hubert Saint-Macary , Michel Aumont , Pierre Michaël
Runtime: 100 min
Awards: Won 1 Oscar. 4 wins & 3 nominations total
AKA: Duell ohne Gnade , La diagonale du fou (Switzerland, Swiss Confederation) , Mutări periculoase (Romania) , Jogadas Perigosas (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Dangerous Moves (United States of America) , Опасни ходове (Bulgaria) , La diagonale du fou (Liechtenstein) , Gefährliche Züge , Veszélyes lépések (Hungary) , Diagonala nebunului (Romania) , La diagonale du fou (France, French Republic) , Przekątna gońca (Poland) , Діагональ слона (Ukraine) , Juegos peligrosos (Argentina) , Vaaralliset siirrot (Finland) , Farlig trekk (Norway) , La diagonale du fou , Диагональ слона , Dangerous Moves (Canada) , La diagonal del loco (Spain) , Epikindyna paihnidia (Greece) , Mosse pericolose (Italy) , Fora de Controle (Brazil)
Plot:
World Chess Champion Akiva Liebskind (Michel Piccoli) faces his former pupil Pavius Fromm (Alexandre Arbatt), who defected to the West from the Soviet Union five years earlier, for the World Chess Championship in Geneva, Switzerland. The tension and strategies between the players draw parallels to the political conflicts and ideologies between East and West during the Cold War.
IMDB:tt0087144