India / Oct 02, 1977 / U
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
In the year 1856, Nawab Wajid Ali Shah is the King of Awadh, one of the last independent kingdoms of India. The British intend to control this rich land and send General Outram to clear way for an annexation. Pressure is mounting amidst intrigue and political maneuvers, but the Nawab whiles away his time in pursuit of pleasure and religious practice. The court is of no help either — noblemen Mir and Mirza ignore all duties and spend their days playing endless games of chess.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Victor Banerjee | Prime Minister |
| Farooq Shaikh | Aqueel |
| Tom Alter | Capt. Weston |
| Leela Mishra | Hirya |
| Barry John | |
| Richard Attenborough | General Outram |
| Samarth Narain | Kallu |
| Bhudo Advani | Abbajani |
| Kamu Mukherjee | |
| Uttamram Nagar | |
| Khairatilal Lahori | |
| Pradip Shankar | |
| Ashfaq Mirza | |
| Amrit Bhushan Gujral | |
| Ramesh Khosla | |
| Shaik Farid | |
| Madan Sudan |
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| Saswati Sen | Dancer (uncredited) |
| Amitabh Bachchan | Narrator (voice) |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | शतरंज के खिलाड़ी |
| Original language | हिन्दी (HI) |
| Spoken languages | हिन्दी, اردو |
| Production countries | India |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Devki Chitra |
| Release date | 2 ottobre 1977 |
| Production | Suresh Jindal |
| Writer | Satyajit Ray, Munshi Premchand, Shama Zaidi, Javed Siddiqui |
| Editing | Dulal Dutta, Kashinath Bose |
| Cinematography | Soumendu Roy, Dilip Bannerji, Purnendu Bose, Sumantra Ghoshal, Sandip Ray, Pablo Bartholomew, Anil Ghosh, Nemai Ghosh |
| Assistant directors | Santi Chatterjee, Sandip Ray, Javed Siddiqui, Ramesh Sen, Satyajit Ray |
| Camera operators | Dilip Bannerji, Purnendu Bose, Sumantra Ghoshal, Sandip Ray, Pablo Bartholomew, Anil Ghosh, Nemai Ghosh, Soumendu Roy |
| Additional photography | Dilip Bannerji, Purnendu Bose, Sumantra Ghoshal, Sandip Ray, Pablo Bartholomew, Anil Ghosh, Nemai Ghosh, Soumendu Roy |
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| Production design | Bansi Chandragupta, Kabi Dasgupta, Zehra Tyabji, Joseph St. Anne, Ashoke Bose |
| Art direction | Bansi Chandragupta, Ashoke Bose, Kabi Dasgupta, Zehra Tyabji, Joseph St. Anne |
| Set decoration | Bansi Chandragupta, Kabi Dasgupta, Zehra Tyabji, Joseph St. Anne, Ashoke Bose |
| Visual effects | Ram Mohan |
| Music | Satyajit Ray, Narinder Singh, Birju Maharaj, Samir Majumdar, Reba Muhuri, Mangesh Desai, Arun Chakravarty, Dulal Das |
| Sound | Narinder Singh, Birju Maharaj, Samir Majumdar, Reba Muhuri, Mangesh Desai, Arun Chakravarty, Dulal Das, Satyajit Ray |
| Costume design | Shama Zaidi, Saba Zaidi, Rabab Jaffri, Sitara Jaffri, Pradip Bag, Haru Das, Ananta Das |
| Makeup | Ananta Das, Saba Zaidi, Shama Zaidi, Rabab Jaffri, Sitara Jaffri, Pradip Bag, Haru Das |
| Hairstyling | Saba Zaidi, Shama Zaidi, Rabab Jaffri, Sitara Jaffri, Pradip Bag, Haru Das, Ananta Das |
Release dates
Theatrical release
United States / May 17, 1978
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