The Luzhin Defence

The Luzhin Defence
2000RomanceDrama109 mins
★★★★★

Plot

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.

  • Marleen Gorris

    Director

  • Vladimir Nabokov

    Writer

  • Peter Berry

    Screenplay

  • Bernard Lutic

    Director of Photography

  • Michiel Reichwein

    Editor

  • 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

    • 3.0

    Runtime

    109 minutes

    Released

    2000-08-21

    Languages

    English

    Italiano

    Sound

  • Alexandre Desplat

    Music

  • Alexandre Desplat

    Original Music Composer

    • Updated

    162 days ago

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