Product Description

The tensions surrounding the world championship chess competition between a Soviet and a dissident who defected to the West are shown, complicated by the men's personal lives.
Genre: Foreign Film - French
Rating: UN
Release Date: 24-JUN-2003
Media Type: DVD

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #48041 in DVD
• Brand: PICCOLI,MICHAEL
• Released on: 2003-06-24
• Rating: Unrated
• Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
• Formats: Anamorphic, Color, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Original language: French
• Subtitled in: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .26 pounds
• Running time: 110 minutes

From the Back Cover
Cold War maneuvers surround a highly publicized chess tournament between a senior Soviet master and his former star pupil, now a dissident living in exile. When these two square off, everyone becomes a pawn in the larger game. Winner of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language film in 1984, Dangerous Moves is a political thriller with an international all-star cast.

Customer Reviews

Gripping psychological thriller
Set in Geneva at the World Chess Championships, the Soviet world champ vs. the free west challenger. What the two opponents imagine and hope to be a personal grudge match turns out to be a politically maneuvered competition. The KGB will go to any extreme to see its player win, but it can't do anything about his ill health (though it tries), and the challenger is awarded the prize when the Russian has to withdraw. A taut, psychological thriller made even more bitter by the fact that no matter how competetive the two players are (VERY competetive) they are mere pawns of political maneuverings. Won an Oscar for best foreign film (Swiss). Worth a watch.

gosh i miss cold war movies; arabs are so boring ...
a taut cold war test of wills centered around a world championship chess match between an apolitical soviet grand master and his mentally unbalanced onetime student who has now defected to the west. as fascinating as a movie about chess can be.

SMART COLD WAR SPY GAMES
The full metaphorical symbolism of an international chess tournament played against cold war intrigue is perfectly realized in DANGEROUS MOVES (Home Vision Entertainment). Winner of 1985's Best Foreign Film Oscar©, the authentic tension in this nifty, nuanced thriller builds to a unexpected and satisfying climax. The less said here the better. The cast includes Liv Ullmann, Leslie Caron and Michel Piccoli. Extras include a conversation with producer Arthur Cohn. Recommended.