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Dangerous Moves

5.9(45)19841h 40m2

During the Cold War, the World Chess Championship clashed complete opposites - personal and political.

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French
  • chess

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France, Liechtenstein, Switzerland

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  • United StatesUS

    • Theatrical24 May 1985
  • FranceFR

    • Theatrical25 Apr 1984
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical1215 Apr 1984

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Dangerous Moves was released on 15 April 1984.

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    CinemaSerf

    12/6/2025

    6/10

    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 so…

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