August 21, 2000
109 minutes
RomanceDrama
The Luzhin Defence
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.
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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
(Fascist)
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