Dangerous Moves
La Diagonale du fou
Overview
During the Cold War, the World Chess Championship clashed complete opposites - personal and political.
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- Ministère de la culture, Michael Arthur Films, La Cécilia
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Cast
Michel Piccoli
Akiva Liebskind
Alexandre Arbat
Pavius Fromm
Liv Ullmann
Marina Fromm
Leslie Caron
Henia Liebskind
Wojciech Pszoniak
Le grand maître Felton - l'équipe de Fromm
Jean-Hugues Anglade
Miller, l'équipe de Fromm
Daniel Olbrychski
Tac-Tac, l'équipe de Liebskind
Hubert Saint-Macary
Foldes
Michel Aumont
Stepan Ivanovitch Kerossian - l'équipe de Liebskind
Serge Avédikian
Fadenko
Pierre Vial
Anton Heller
Bernhard Wicki
Pühl
Jacques Boudet
Stuffli
Benoît Régent
Barabal
Sylvie Granotier
Dombert
Albert Simono
Dalcroze
Yaseen Khan
Hindou
Constantin Melnik
KGB colonel
Alain Rimoux
Dr. Randeller
Mathieu Schiffman
Journalist
Crew
- Director
- Richard Dembo
- Writers
- Richard Dembo
- Producers
- Martine Marignac,Arthur Cohn
- Cinematography
- Raoul Coutard
- Composer
- Gabriel Yared
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CinemaSerf
December 6, 2025
Veteran communist grand master “Akiva” (Michel Piccoli) is in Geneva for the world chess championships against lapsed Soviet “Pavius” (Alexander Arbatt) and it’s quite a grudge match. He won’t even shake his opponent’s hand beforehand. It’s fairly clear that this older man has health issues, but his adversary is not without his own problems as his wife - whom he didn’t defect with - is now seeking a divorce and is soon a pawn of a different kind. With gamesmanship rife inside and outside the pre…