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The Luzhin Defence

The Luzhin Defence

Marleen Gorris

2000

  • Romance
  • Drama
6.4

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

  • Marleen GorrisDirector
  • John TurturroAleksandr Ivanovich 'Sascha' Luzhin
  • Emily WatsonNatalia Katkov
  • Geraldine JamesVera, Natalia's Mother
  • Stuart WilsonValentionov
  • Fabio SartorTurati
  • Peter BlytheIlya
  • Orla BradyAnna
  • Mark TandyLuzhin's Father

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