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Release Date:
April 15, 1984
Original Title:
La Diagonale du fou
Alternate Titles:
Duell ohne Gnade
Epikindyna paihnidia
Juegos peligrosos
La diagonal del loco
Mosse pericolose
Vaaralliset siirrot
Veszélyes lépések
棋王
Genres:
Drama | Thriller
Production Companies:
La Cécilia
Michael Arthur Films
Ministère de la culture
Production Countries:
France | Liechtenstein | Switzerland
Ratings / Certifications:
DE: 12
Runtime: 110
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.
ADR & Dubbing:
John Marshall
Art Direction:
Ivan Maussion
Costume Design:
Pierre Albert
Dialogue:
Peter Fernandez
Director:
Richard Dembo
Director of Photography:
Raoul Coutard
Editor:
Agnès Guillemot
Hairstylist:
Fouzia Harleman
Makeup Artist:
Dominique Plez
Original Music Composer:
Gabriel Yared
Producer:
Martine Marignac
Arthur Cohn
Production Design:
Ivan Maussion
Writer:
Richard Dembo
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