The Luzhin Defence
2000 · 109 min
Romance · Drama
★ 6.3not streaming
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Based upon the novel by Vladimir Nabokov, a chess grandmaster travels to Italy in the 1920s to play in a tournament and falls in love.
Crew
- Director Marleen Gorris
- Screenplay Peter Berry
- Director of Photography Bernard Lutic
Cast
John Turturro
Aleksandr Ivanovich 'Sascha' Luzhin
Emily Watson
Natalia Katkov
Geraldine James
Vera, Natalia's Mother
Stuart Wilson
Valentionov
Fabio Sartor
Turati
Peter Blythe
Ilya
Orla Brady
Anna
Mark Tandy
Luzhin's Father
Kelly Hunter
Luzhin's Mother
Antonio Carli
Fascist
Christopher Thompson
Stassard
Alfredo Pea
1st Official
Crew
- Director — Marleen Gorris
- Screenplay — Peter Berry
- Director of Photography — Bernard Lutic
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