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Dangerous Moves (1984)
La diagonale du fou (original title)

110 min  -  Drama | Thriller  -   24 May 1985 (USA)
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Director:

Richard Dembo

Writer:

Richard Dembo

Stars:

Michel Piccoli, Alexandre Arbatt and Liv Ullmann
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michel Piccoli ...
Akiva Liebskind
Alexandre Arbatt Alexandre Arbatt ...
Pavius Fromm
Liv Ullmann ...
Marina Fromm
Leslie Caron ...
Henia Liebskind
Wojciech Pszoniak Wojciech Pszoniak ...
Le grand maître Felton - l'équipe de Fromm
Jean-Hugues Anglade ...
Miller, l'équipe de Fromm
Daniel Olbrychski Daniel Olbrychski ...
Tac-Tac, l'équipe de Liebskind
Hubert Saint-Macary Hubert Saint-Macary ...
Foldes
Michel Aumont ...
Stepan Ivanovitch Kerossian - l'équipe de Liebskind
Pierre Michaël Pierre Michaël ...
Yachvili
Serge Avedikian Serge Avedikian ...
Fadenko
Pierre Vial Pierre Vial ...
Anton Heller
Bernhard Wicki Bernhard Wicki ...
Pühl
Jacques Boudet Jacques Boudet ...
Stuffli
Benoît Régent Benoît Régent ...
Barabal
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Drama | Thriller

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Country:

France | Liechtenstein

Language:

French

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Also Known As:

Duell ohne Gnade See more »

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La Cécilia, Michael Arthur Films, Ministère de la Culture See more »
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Trivia

In the final game, Pavius and Akiva play the French Defence / Paulsen Attack. The moves are as follows: 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. Be2 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nh6 8. Nc3 Nf5 9. Na4 Bb4+ 10. Bd2 Qa5 11. Bc3 b5 12. a3 Bxc3+ 13. Nxc3 b4 14. axb4 Qxb4 The film ends here; at this point, it is much too early in the game to determine who will win. See more »

Goofs

Factual errors: Early in the film, Liebskind describes a move as "Rook to G-10". There is no G-10 on the chessboard; the numbers only go to 8. This error is in the subtitles only and was a mistranslation; the actual line ends with "huit", French for eight. See more »

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