The Chess Players (1977)
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- 129 mins
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The Chess Players
Based on a story by Munshi Premchand, and much influenced by Vsevolod Pudovkin's 1925 film Chess Fever, this satirical film by noted Indian director Satyajit Ray is set in colonial India in 1856. The British Resident of the East India Company (Richard Attenborough) has observed that the monarch of Lucknow, which is in his trading region, seems to be completely uninterested in government. He tries to arrange things so that he can annex the province. Embroiled in a long-running chess rivalry, two local noblemen (played by Sanjeev Kumar and Saeed Jaffrey) cannot be bothered with such minor issues as who is governing whom. Meanwhile, conditions in the kingdom go from bad to worse. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast of The Chess Players:
Amjad Khan also in Qurbani , Utsav , Zindagani , Naseeb , Muqaddar Ka Sikandar
Sanjeev Kumar also in Silsila , Hero
Saeed Jaffrey also in Masala , The Courtesans of Bombay , The Deceivers , My Beautiful Laundrette , Mandi
Shabana Azmi also in Umrao Jaan , Morning Raga , Godmother , Mandi , Disha , Junoon
Farida Jalal also in Deewangee , Pinjar , Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon , Fun2shh , Picture Perfect
The Chess Players Trivia
Who played Gen. Outram in the movie The Chess Players?
Richard Attenborough played Gen. Outram in the movie The Chess Players
Who played Nawab Wazed Ali Shah in the movie The Chess Players?
Amjad Khan played Nawab Wazed Ali Shah in the movie The Chess Players
Who played Mirza Saljad Ali in the movie The Chess Players?
Sanjeev Kumar played Mirza Saljad Ali in the movie The Chess Players
Who played Mir Roshan Ali in the movie The Chess Players?
Saeed Jaffrey played Mir Roshan Ali in the movie The Chess Players
Who played Mirza's Wife in the movie The Chess Players?
Shabana Azmi played Mirza's Wife in the movie The Chess Players
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