The Luzhin Defence

Name: The Luzhin Defence
Released: 2000-08-21

2000· U· 1h 49m· Drama· Romance

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

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.

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Key Crew

Director of PhotographyBernard Lutic

Original Music ComposerAlexandre Desplat

Full cast & crew (10 cast · 24 crew)

Released2000-08-21

Runtime1h 49m · U

StatusReleased

StudiosFrance 2 Cinéma · ICE3 · Lantia Cinema & Audiovisivi

Budget$2M

LanguagesItalian · English

CountriesFrance · United Kingdom · Hungary · Italy · United States of America

Rating6.2/10 · 45 votes

Original languageen

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