Dangerous Moves (1984)
- Starring:
- Michel Piccoli, Alexandre Arbatt, (more)
- Director(s):
- Richard Dembo
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
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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, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 110 mins
Complete Cast:
- 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
- Sylvie Granotier - Judge Dombert
- Olivier Beer - Journalist
- Jacques Boudet - Stuffli
- Marcel Tassimot - Protazanov
- Alain Rimoux - Dr. Randelier
- Yaseen Khan - The Magic Hindu
- Albert Simono - Dalcroze
- 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
- Mathieu Schiffman - Journalist
- Guy Braucourt - Journalist
- Piotr Kaminski - Journalist
- Benoit Regent - Barrabal
- Willy Nicoidsky - Prof. Polotin
- Jean-Paul Eydoux - Carsen
- Director(s):
- Richard Dembo
- Writer(s):
- Richard Dembo
- Producer(s):
- Arthur Cohn
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG(Adult Language, Adult Situations, Questionable for Children)
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- 1984 - Dangerous Moves - French Academy of Cinema - Best First Film
- 1984 - Dangerous Moves - French Film Critics Circle - Prix Louis-Delluc
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