Based on a story by Munshi Premchand, and much influenced by Vsevolod Pudovkin's 1925 film Chess Fever, this satirical film by noted Indian director Satyajit Ray is set in colonial India in 1856. The British Resident of the East India Company (Richard Attenborough) has observed that the monarch of Lucknow, which is in his trading region, seems to be completely uninterested in government. He tries to arrange things so that he can annex the province. Embroiled in a long-running chess rivalry, two local noblemen (played by ...
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Based on a story by Munshi Premchand, and much influenced by Vsevolod Pudovkin's 1925 film Chess Fever, this satirical film by noted Indian director Satyajit Ray is set in colonial India in 1856. The British Resident of the East India Company (Richard Attenborough) has observed that the monarch of Lucknow, which is in his trading region, seems to be completely uninterested in government. He tries to arrange things so that he can annex the province. Embroiled in a long-running chess rivalry, two local noblemen (played by Sanjeev Kumar and Saeed Jaffrey) cannot be bothered with such minor issues as who is governing whom. Meanwhile, conditions in the kingdom go from bad to worse. Clarke Fountain, Rovi
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Add this copy of Chess Players (1977) to cart. $20.10, very good condition, Sold by HPB-Movies rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 2006 by Kino Lorber films.
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Leela Mishra, Tom Alter, Farooq Shaikh, Victor Banerjee, David Abraham, Veena, Farida Jalal, Shabana Azmi, Saeed Jaffrey,... Very good. 1977 Run time: 129. Providing great media since 1972. All used discs are inspected and guaranteed. Digital copy/codes may be expired or not included. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
Add this copy of The Chess Players (Dvd) to cart. $37.95, very good condition, Sold by 86 Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Maplewood, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 2006 by Kino Lorber films.
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Very Good. Size: 0x7x5; case is vg++; DVD remains in excellent condition and looks as if it has rarely been played; NTSC Region 1 formatting for playback in the US & Canada; because we care that your order arrives in the condition stated, we have additionally sealed the case in bubblewrap for added protection during shipment.
