The Luzhin Defence

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

Duration: 109 min

Release date: 2000-08-21

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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.

Romance Drama

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as Aleksandr Ivanovich 'Sascha' Luzhin

as Natalia Katkov

Geraldine James

Geraldine James

as Vera, Natalia's Mother

as Luzhin's Father

as Luzhin's Mother

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Production Design

Director of Photography

Michiel Reichwein

Michiel Reichwein

Alexandre Desplat

Alexandre Desplat

Original Music Composer

Executive Producer

Péter Barbalics

Péter Barbalics

Adriana Sabbatini

Adriana Sabbatini

Stunt Coordinator

Zsuzsanna Borvendég

Zsuzsanna Borvendég

Vladimir Nabokov

Vladimir Nabokov

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