Dangerous Moves (1984)
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Michel Piccoli plays Akiva Liebskind, a Russian chess genius in the Swiss-filmed Dangerous Moves. He is pitted against Soviet exile Pavius Fromm (Alexandre Arbatt), who, since childhood, has dreamed of nothing but defeating Liebskind. Both men soon become obsessed with winning. Already suffering from a weak heart, Liebskind courts a coronary, while the increasingly paranoid Fromm is convinced that his opponent is spying on him from every corner. The KGB enters into the game by attempting to sabotage Fromm, hoping that by doing so they will discredit everyone who's ever publicly opposed the Soviet government. Dangerous Moves was the 1984 recipient of the Best Foreign-Language Picture Academy Award. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Michel Piccoli, Alexandre Arbatt, (more)
- Director(s):
- Richard Dembo
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Dangerous Moves
Michel Piccoli plays Akiva Liebskind, a Russian chess genius in the Swiss-filmed Dangerous Moves. He is pitted against Soviet exile Pavius Fromm (Alexandre Arbatt), who, since childhood, has dreamed of nothing but defeating Liebskind. Both men soon become obsessed with winning. Already suffering from a weak heart, Liebskind courts a coronary, while the increasingly paranoid Fromm is convinced that his opponent is spying on him from every corner. The KGB enters into the game by attempting to sabotage Fromm, hoping that by doing so they will discredit everyone who's ever publicly opposed the Soviet government. Dangerous Moves was the 1984 recipient of the Best Foreign-Language Picture Academy Award. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 110 mins
Complete Cast of Dangerous Moves
- Michel Piccoli - Akiva Liebskind
- Leslie Caron - Henia Liebskind
- Daniel Olbrychski - Tac-Tac
- Serge Avedikian - Fadenko
- Pierre Vial - Anton Heller
- Jean-Hugues Anglade - Miller
- Bernhard Wicki - Puhl
- Albert Simono - Dalcroze
- Yaseen Khan - The Magic Hindu
- Jacques Boudet - Stuffli
- Marcel Tassimot - Protazanov
- Alain Rimoux - Dr. Randelier
- Olivier Beer - Journalist
- Willy Nicoidsky - Prof. Polotin
- Alexandre Arbatt - Pavius Fromm
- Liv Ullmann - Marina
- Michel Aumont - Kerossian
- Pierre Michael - Yachvili
- Wojciech Pszoniak - Felton
- Hubert Saint-Macary - Foldes
- Constantin Melnik - Colonel of the KGB
- Jean-Paul Eydoux - Carsen
- Guy Braucourt - Journalist
- Piotr Kaminski - Journalist
- Benoit Regent - Barrabal
- Mathieu Schiffman - Journalist
- Sylvie Granotier - Judge Dombert
- Director(s):
- Richard Dembo
- Writer(s):
- Richard Dembo
- Producer(s):
- Arthur Cohn
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG(Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Adult Language)
- 1984 - French Academy of Cinema - Best First Film
- 1984 - French Film Critics Circle - Prix Louis-Delluc
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