Germany / Apr 15, 1984 / 12
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
During the Cold War, the World Chess Championship clashed complete opposites - personal and political.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Hubert Saint-Macary | Foldes |
| Michel Aumont | Stepan Ivanovitch Kerossian - l'équipe de Liebskind |
| Pierre Michaël | Yachvili |
| Serge Avédikian | Fadenko |
| Pierre Vial | Anton Heller |
| Bernhard Wicki | Pühl |
| Jacques Boudet | Stuffli |
| Benoît Régent | Barabal |
| Sylvie Granotier | Dombert |
| Albert Simono | Dalcroze |
| Marcel Tassimot | Protazanov |
| Olivier Beer | Journalist |
| Jean-Paul Eydoux | Carsen |
| Jean-Philippe Guerand | A Guy in the Audience |
| Piotr Kamiński | journalist |
| Yaseen Khan | Hindou |
| Constantin Melnik | KGB colonel |
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| Willy Nicoidsky | Polotin |
| Alain Rimoux | Dr. Randeller |
| Mathieu Schiffman | Journalist |
| Daniel Tixier | Referee |
| John Van Der Bois | Referee |
| Emmanuel Cohn | Kid (uncredited) |
| Nurith Cohn | Spectator (uncredited) |
Genres
DramaThriller
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | La Diagonale du fou |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Français |
| Production countries | France, Liechtenstein, Switzerland |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Ministère de la culture, Michael Arthur Films, La Cécilia |
| Release date | 15 aprile 1984 |
| Production | Arthur Cohn, Martine Marignac |
| Writer | Richard Dembo, Peter Fernandez |
| Editing | Agnès Guillemot |
| Cinematography | Raoul Coutard |
| Assistant directors | Richard Dembo |
| Camera operators | Raoul Coutard |
| Additional photography | Raoul Coutard |
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| Production design | Ivan Maussion |
| Art direction | Ivan Maussion |
| Set decoration | Ivan Maussion |
| Music | Gabriel Yared, John Marshall |
| Sound | Gabriel Yared, John Marshall |
| Costume design | Pierre Albert, Fouzia Harleman, Dominique Plez |
| Makeup | Dominique Plez, Pierre Albert, Fouzia Harleman |
| Hairstyling | Pierre Albert, Fouzia Harleman, Dominique Plez |
Release dates
Theatrical release
France / Apr 25, 1984
United States / May 24, 1985
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