The Luzhin Defence

2000 6.2 (39 votes) 1h 49m

Genres

Romance Drama

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

Overview

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.

Key Crew

Director: Marleen Gorris

Writer: Vladimir Nabokov

Screenplay: Peter Berry

Director of Photography: Bernard Lutic

Producer: Péter Barbalics, Louis Becker, Stephen Evans, Philippe Guez, Leo Pescarolo, Eric Robison, Caroline Wood

Top 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

Videos

Luzhin Defence

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