The Luzhin Defence
Original title: The Luzhin Defence
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6.2/10
(39)
8/21/2000
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1h 49min
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Romance
Drama
Synopsis
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.
Direction: Marleen Gorris
Screenwriter: Владимир Набоков
Producer: Péter Barbalics, Louis Becker, Stephen Evans, Philippe Guez, Leo Pescarolo, Eric Robison, Caroline Wood
Budget 2M
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
