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MPAA Rating: NR Content Advisory: Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Adult Language Movie Release: 1984 DVD Release: 06/24/2003 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Audio Tracks: French Subtitles: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 50 mins Studio: Homevision Members Wishing: 4 Genres: Drama, Psychological Drama, Political Drama

Michel Piccoli plays Akiva Liebskind, a Russian chess genius in the Swiss-filmed Dangerous Moves. He is pitted against Soviet exile Pavius Fromm (Alexandre Arbatt), who, since childhood, has dreamed of nothing but defeating Liebskind. Both men soon become obsessed with winning. Already suffering from a weak heart, Liebskind courts a coronary, while the increasingly paranoid Fromm is convinced that his opponent is spying on him from every corner. The KGB enters into the game by attempting to sabotage Fromm, hoping that by doing so they will discredit everyone who's ever publicly opposed the Soviet government. Dangerous Moves was the 1984 recipient of the Best Foreign-Language Picture Academy Award. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Michel Piccoli - Akiva Liebskind
Alexandre Arbatt - Pavius Fromm
Leslie Caron - Henia Liebskind
Liv Ullmann - Marina
Daniel Olbrychski - Tac-Tac

Michel Piccoli plays a Russian chess genius in the Swiss-filmed Dangerous Moves. He is pitted against Soviet exile Alexandre Arbatt, who since childhood has dreamed of nothing but defeating Piccoli. Both men soon become obsessed with winning: already suffering from a weak heart, Piccoli courts a coronary, while the increasingly paranoid Arbatt is convinced that his opponent is spying on him from every corner. The KGB enters into the game by attempting to sabotage Arbatt, hoping that by doing so they will discredit everyone who's ever publicly opposed the Soviet government. Arbatt's wife Liv Ullmann, long detained in Russia, is released for the purpose of ruining Arbatt's concentration. The matter is "solved" by Piccoli, who pulls out of the game for health reasons. Arbatt is not disgraced, but he will never have the personal satisfaction of knowing that he could have beaten Piccoli. Dangerous Moves was the 1984 recipient of the "best foreign-language picture" Academy Award. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide