The Luzhin Defence

08/21/2000

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1hr 49min

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Romance

,Drama

Two worlds collide when an eccentric genius falls in love with a strong-willed society beauty.

STORY

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.

CAST & CREW

Cast

John Turturro
Emily Watson
Geraldine James
Stuart Wilson
Fabio Sartor

Director

Marleen Gorris

INFORMATION

Production Companies

Production Countries

LANGUAGES

English
Italian

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

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