Sweden / Dec 30, 1989 / SVT2
Chess in Concert (1989)
Directed by Anders Eljas
1h 57minruntime
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Plot
The story of a romantic triangle between two top players, an American and a Russian, in a world chess championship, and a woman who manages one and falls in love with the other, all in the context of the Cold War struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union. Concert production of the musical staged during the finals of the 1989 chess World Cup tournament in in Skellefteå, Sweden and broadcast on Swedish television.
Genres
Music
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Chess in Concert |
| Original language | svenska (SV) |
| Spoken languages | English, svenska |
| Production countries | Sweden |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | SVT, MCN Produktion, Skellefteå Kommun |
| Release date | 30 dicembre 1989 |
| Production | Göran Zackari |
| Writer | Björn Ulvaeus, Tim Rice |
| Cinematography | Bengt Magnusson, Börje Larsson, Dan Heimdahl, Sven-Erik Frick, Ola Gerhardsson, Runar Enberg, Christer Waara, Kjell Andersson |
| Assistant directors | Claes af Geijerstam, Eva Åkerdahl, Anders Eljas |
| Lighting | Ann-Sofie Börjesson, Peter Cottino, Jan-Thomas Ölund, Helene Bergsten, Arne von Ahn, Berth Sandström |
| Camera operators | Bengt Magnusson, Sven-Erik Frick, Ola Gerhardsson, Runar Enberg, Christer Waara, Börje Larsson, Dan Heimdahl, Kjell Andersson |
| Additional photography | Bengt Magnusson, Börje Larsson, Dan Heimdahl, Sven-Erik Frick, Ola Gerhardsson, Runar Enberg, Christer Waara, Kjell Andersson |
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