The Luzhin Defence
(2000)
August 21, 2000• 1h 49m
61%
TMDB ScoreOverview
Based upon the novel by Vladimir Nabokov, a chess grandmaster travels to Italy in the 1920s to play in a tournament and falls in love.
Marleen Gorris
Director
Top Billed Cast
JT
John Turturro
Aleksandr Ivanovich 'Sascha' Luzhin
EW
Emily Watson
Natalia Katkov
GJ
Geraldine James
Vera, Natalia's Mother
SW
Stuart Wilson
Valentionov
FS
Fabio Sartor
Turati
PB
Peter Blythe
Ilya
OB
Orla Brady
Anna
MT
Mark Tandy
Luzhin's Father
KH
Kelly Hunter
Luzhin's Mother
AC
Antonio Carli
Fascist
