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In a game of life and death... one wrong move could be his last... - Knight Moves
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Title: Knight Moves

Release Date: 14 Jan 1992

Runtime: 1h 56m

Genre: Mystery, Thriller

Director: Cineplex Odeon Films, Cinevox Filmproduktion, Ink Slinger Productions, Knight Moves Productions, Lamb Bear Entertainment

Production Companies: Cineplex Odeon Films, Cinevox Filmproduktion, Ink Slinger Productions, Knight Moves Productions, Lamb Bear Entertainment

Overview: A chess grandmaster is in a big tournament, and when his lover is found painted up and the blood drained out of her body he becomes a chief suspect. After he gets a call from the killer urging him to try and figure out the game, he cooperates with police and a psychologist to try and catch the killer, but doubts linger about the grandmaster's innocence as the string of grisly murders continues.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 5.8 (211 votes)

Cast

  • Peter Sanderson: Christopher Lambert
  • Kathy Sheppard: Diane Lane
  • Frank Sedman: Tom Skerritt
  • Andy Wagner: Daniel Baldwin
  • Jeremy Edmonds: Ferdy Mayne
  • Father: Don Thompson
  • Mother: Megan Leitch
  • Erica Sanderson: Katharine Isabelle
  • Viktor Yurillvich: Arthur Brauss
  • Debi Rutlege: Kehli O'Byrne
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