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Michel Piccoli, Alexandre Arbatt, Leslie Caron, Liv Ullmann, Daniel Olbrychski ... see more see more... , Michel Aumont , Serge Avedikian , Pierre Michael , Pierre Vial , Wojciech Pszoniak , Jean-Hugues Anglade , Hubert Saint-Macary , Bernhard Wicki , Jacques Boudet , Sylvie Granotier , Yaseen Khan , Constantin Melnik , Benoit Regent , Alain Rimoux , Mathieu Schiffman , Olivier Beer , Guy Braucourt , Jean-Paul Eydoux , Piotr Kaminski , Willy Nicoidsky , Albert Simono , Marcel Tassimot

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 o... read more read more...f 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

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PG, 1 hr. 36 min.

Directed by: Richard Dembo

Release Date: April 25, 1984

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DVD Release Date: June 24, 2003

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  • philliprenke
    January 10, 2011
    philliprenke
    A chess match between an old Soviet master and a young pompous soviet defectee. Maybe this movie is a metaphor for the changes happening within Russia, the battle between the old way of thinking and the new. Or it's just two guys trying to win a chess game.

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Emanuel Levy
January 2, 2011
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

This well executed thriller about a chess game between a Soviet citizen and a Soviet exile won the 1984 foreign lingo Oscar Full Review

Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
August 22, 2004
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice

An engrossing Swiss film that offers a behind-the-scenes look at the cerebral sport of chess. Full Review

Jamie Gillies
March 2, 2004
Jamie Gillies, Apollo Guide

This movie has dated considerably and can best be called a cold war relic. Still, I did find it intriguing and an interesting premise. Full Review

John A. Nesbit
June 22, 2003
John A. Nesbit, ToxicUniverse.com

a relatively charming endgame doesn't save Dangerous Moves from its ordinary opening and unimaginative middle game performances. Full Review

Christopher Null
June 19, 2003
Christopher Null, Filmcritic.com

a metaphor for not just east vs. west, but life vs. life. Full Review

March 26, 2009
Variety

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Vincent Canby
May 20, 2003
Vincent Canby, New York Times

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Emanuel Levy
June 13, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

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January 26, 2006
Time Out

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