The Luzhin Defence
62 %|Aug 21, 2000|Romance, Drama
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.
Featured Crew
Marleen Gorris
Director
Peter Berry
Screenplay
Tony Burrough
Production Design
Bernard Lutic
Director of Photography
Vladimir Nabokov
Writer
Michiel Reichwein
Editor
Alexandre Desplat
Original Music Composer
Jany Temime
Costume Design
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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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