Overview
During the Cold War, the World Chess Championship clashed complete opposites - personal and political.
Director and cast
- Richard Dembo Director
- Michel Piccoli as Akiva Liebskind
- Alexandre Arbat as Pavius Fromm
- Liv Ullmann as Marina Fromm
- Leslie Caron as Henia Liebskind
- Wojciech Pszoniak as Le grand maître Felton - l'équipe de Fromm
- Jean-Hugues Anglade as Miller, l'équipe de Fromm
- Daniel Olbrychski as Tac-Tac, l'équipe de Liebskind
- Hubert Saint-Macary as Foldes
- Michel Aumont as Stepan Ivanovitch Kerossian - l'équipe de Liebskind
- Pierre Michaël as Yachvili
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