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The Luzhin Defence
2000Age guide: 12+
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See it on the shelfBased upon the novel by Vladimir Nabokov, a chess grandmaster travels to Italy in the 1920s to play in a tournament and falls in love.
★ 6.4/10 · 50 TMDB audience ratings
Starring
John TurturroAleksandr Ivanovich 'Sascha' Luzhin
Emily WatsonNatalia Katkov
Geraldine JamesVera, Natalia's Mother
Stuart WilsonValentionov
Fabio SartorTurati
Peter BlytheIlya
Orla BradyAnna
Mark TandyLuzhin's Father
