The Luzhin Defence

Title details

Type

Movie

Original title

The Luzhin Defence

Release year

2000

Release date

August 21, 2000

Status

Released

Runtime

109 minutes

Genres

Romance, Drama

Production companies

France 2 Cinéma, ICE3, Lantia Cinema & Audiovisivi, Magic Media, Renaissance Films, Vulcan Productions

Director

Marleen Gorris

TMDB rating

6.4/10 (50 votes)

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Luzhin Defence

Cast

John Turturro

Aleksandr Ivanovich 'Sascha' Luzhin

Emily Watson

Natalia Katkov

Geraldine James

Vera, Natalia's Mother

Stuart Wilson

Valentionov

Fabio Sartor

Turati

Peter Blythe

Ilya

Orla Brady

Anna

Mark Tandy

Luzhin's Father

Kelly Hunter

Luzhin's Mother

Antonio Carli

Fascist

Christopher Thompson

Stassard

Alfredo Pea

1st Official

F

Fabio Pasquini

2nd Official

Luigi Petrucci

Santucci

C

Carlo Greco

Hotel Manager

Massimo Sarchielli

Tailor

L

Luca Foggiano

Fascist

David Ambrosi

Fascist

Characters

• Aleksandr Ivanovich 'Sascha' Luzhin voiced by John Turturro
• Natalia Katkov voiced by Emily Watson
• Vera, Natalia's Mother voiced by Geraldine James
• Valentionov voiced by Stuart Wilson
• Turati voiced by Fabio Sartor
• Ilya voiced by Peter Blythe
• Anna voiced by Orla Brady
• Luzhin's Father voiced by Mark Tandy
• Luzhin's Mother voiced by Kelly Hunter
• Fascist voiced by Antonio Carli
• Stassard voiced by Christopher Thompson
• 1st Official voiced by Alfredo Pea
• 2nd Official voiced by Fabio Pasquini
• Santucci voiced by Luigi Petrucci
• Hotel Manager voiced by Carlo Greco
• Tailor voiced by Massimo Sarchielli
• Fascist voiced by Luca Foggiano
• Fascist voiced by David Ambrosi

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