La Diagonale du fou
During the Cold War, the World Chess Championship clashed complete opposites - personal and political.
Dangerous Moves (1984) is a drama and thriller film directed by Richard Dembo, released on April 15, 1984 with a runtime of 1h 40m. It stars Michel Piccoli, Alexandre Arbat, Liv Ullmann and Leslie Caron. Viewers rate it 5.9 out of 10 across 45 ratings.
Michel Piccoli
as Akiva Liebskind
Alexandre Arbat
as Pavius Fromm
Liv Ullmann
as Marina Fromm
Leslie Caron
as Henia Liebskind
Wojciech Pszoniak
as Le grand maître Felton - l'équipe de Fromm
Jean-Hugues Anglade
as Miller, l'équipe de Fromm
Daniel Olbrychski
as Tac-Tac, l'équipe de Liebskind
Hubert Saint-Macary
as Foldes
Michel Aumont
as Stepan Ivanovitch Kerossian - l'équipe de Liebskind
Pierre Michaël
as Yachvili
Serge Avédikian
as Fadenko
Pierre Vial
as Anton Heller
Directed by Richard Dembo, written by Richard Dembo and Peter Fernandez, produced by Martine Marignac and Arthur Cohn.
Average viewer score of 5.9/10 from 45 ratings.
Veteran communist grand master “Akiva” (Michel Piccoli) is in Geneva for the world chess championships against lapsed Soviet “Pavius” (Alexander Arbatt) and it’s quite a grudge match. He won’t even shake his opponent’s hand beforehand. It’s fairly clear that this older man has health issues, but his adversary is not without his own problems as his wife - whom he didn’t defect with - is now seeking a divorce and is…
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Dangerous Moves (1984) is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Dangerous Moves (1984) includes Michel Piccoli, Alexandre Arbat, Liv Ullmann, Leslie Caron and Wojciech Pszoniak. The film was directed by Richard Dembo. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Dangerous Moves was released on April 15, 1984 and runs for 1h 40m.
Dangerous Moves (1984) holds an average rating of 5.9 out of 10 from 45 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy drama and thriller films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
