Rent The Chess Players (1977)
3.8 of 5 from 79 ratings
1h 55min
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- Synopsis:
- Set in the kingdom of Oudh during the last days of the Moghul Empire, 'The Chess Players' marked the first time that the legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray worked outside of his native Bengal. The story follows two Indian noblemen (Saeed Jaffrey and Sanjeev Kumar) whose obsession with the game of chess renders them oblivious to the treacherous and historic events happening around them. In one of his finest performances, Richard Attenborough stars as General Outram, the British officer who covertly manoeuvres on behalf of the East India Company to seize control of the region and depose its King.
- Actors:
- Sanjeev Kumar, Saeed Jaffrey, Shabana Azmi, Farida Jalal, Veena, David Abraham, Victor Banerjee, Farooq Shaikh, Tom Alter, Leela Mishra, Barry John, Samarth Narain, Bhudo Advani, Kamu Mukherjee, Uttamram Nagar, Khairatilal Lahori, Pradip Shankar, Ashfaq Mirza, Amrit Bhushan Gujral, Ramesh Khosla
- Directors:
- Satyajit Ray
- Narrated By:
- Amitabh Bachchan
- Writers:
- Munshi Premchand, Satyajit Ray
- Aka:
- Shatranj Ke Khilari
- Studio:
- Artificial Eye Film Company Ltd.
- Genres:
- Classics, Comedy, Drama
- Collections:
- Richard Attenborough: A Centenary Special Instant Expert's Guide, The Instant Expert's Guide to Satyajit Ray
- Countries:
- India
