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Dangerous Moves(Movie, 1984)

Original title: "La Diagonale du fou" (French/FR)
FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 50min | Genres: Drama, Thriller
Dangerous MovesRating: 3.0/5 (with 1313 votes)
Dangerous Moves (French: La Diagonale du fou, "The Fool's Diagonal", referring to the chess piece called the bishop in English but the fool in French) is a 1984 French-language film directed by Richard Dembo and produced by Arthur Cohn. It stars Michel Piccoli, Alexandre Arbatt, as well as Liv Ullmann, Leslie Caron, and Bernhard Wicki in supporting roles. The film was a co-production between companies in France and Switzerland. It tells the story of two very different men competing in the final match of the World Chess Championship. One is a 52-year-old Soviet Jew who holds the title, and the other is a 35-year-old genius who defected to the West several years earlier. ()
Movie poster of Dangerous Moves

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Awards & Nominations for Dangerous Moves

Academy Award for Best International Feature Film Louis Delluc Prize Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

About Dangerous Moves

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.

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Trailer for Dangerous Moves + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

LA DIAGONALE DU FOU - Bande-annonce VF(Trailer)

Additional Information

Production countries: Switzerland, France, Liechtenstein
Original language: French (FR)
Spoken languages: French (FR)
Translated into 10 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Italian (IT), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 04/15/1984
Director: Richard Dembo
Producer: Arthur Cohn
Screenwriter: Richard Dembo
Film Editor: Agnès Guillemot
Director of Photography: Raoul Coutard
Composer: Gabriel Yared
Production Designer: Ivan Maussion
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Juegos peligrosos"
"Duell ohne Gnade"
"La diagonal del loco"
"Vaaralliset siirrot"
"Epikindyna paihnidia"
"棋王"
"Veszélyes lépések"
"Mosse pericolose"
Keywords: chess

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