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The Luzhin Defence — PineHD — PineHD

The Luzhin Defence

2000•Released•Movie dossier

The Luzhin Defence

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

★ 6.349 votes•1h 49m

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.

RomanceDrama

Director

Marleen Gorris

Status

Released

Budget

$1,864,747

Revenue

N/A

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Screenshots

2 stills

The Luzhin Defence screenshot 1

The Luzhin Defence screenshot 2

The cast

People behind the story

John Turturro

John Turturro

Aleksandr Ivanovich 'Sascha' Luzhin

Emily Watson

Emily Watson

Natalia Katkov

Geraldine James

Geraldine James

Vera, Natalia's Mother

Stuart Wilson

Stuart Wilson

Valentionov

Fabio Sartor

Fabio Sartor

Turati

Peter Blythe

Peter Blythe

Ilya

Orla Brady

Orla Brady

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