The Chess Players

The Chess Players (1977)

Released: 1977-10-02 Duration: 2hr 9min
Genres: Drama
Rating 7.1
Satyajit Ray's First Hindi feature Film

Overview

In the year 1856, Nawab Wajid Ali Shah is the King of Awadh, one of the last independent kingdoms of India. The British intend to control this rich land and send General Outram to clear way for an annexation. Pressure is mounting amidst intrigue and political maneuvers, but the Nawab whiles away his time in pursuit of pleasure and religious practice. The court is of no help either — noblemen Mir and Mirza ignore all duties and spend their days playing endless games of chess. Based on Munshi Premchand's short story of the same name. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation in 2010.

Production Companies

Devki Chitra

Additional Info

Budget $0.00
Revenue $0.00
Original Language hi
Popularity 4.685

Directed By

Satyajit Ray

Crew

Director
Satyajit Ray
Short Story
Munshi Premchand
Screenplay
Satyajit Ray
Producer
Suresh Jindal
Assistant Costume Designer
Sitara Jaffri
Assistant Camera
Dilip Bannerji
Sound Assistant
Dulal Das
Graphic Designer
Zehra Tyabji
Sound Recordist
Samir Majumdar
Assistant Art Director
Ashoke Bose
Assistant Director
Sandip Ray
Administrative Assistant
Jagdish Shetty
Still Photographer
Sumantra Ghoshal
Assistant Camera
Anil Ghosh
Sound Assistant
Arun Chakravarty
Assistant Camera
Purnendu Bose
Background Designer
Kabi Dasgupta
Assistant Costume Designer
Saba Zaidi
Assistant Director
Javed Siddiqui
Still Photographer
Sandip Ray
Still Photographer
Pablo Bartholomew
Assistant Costume Designer
Rabab Jaffri
Graphic Designer
Joseph St. Anne
Administration
Ana Maria De Souza
Art Direction
Bansi Chandragupta
Publicist
Uma Da Cunha
Production Assistant
Bolai Addy
Costume Design
Shama Zaidi
Production Assistant
Trailokya Das
Dialogue
Satyajit Ray
Dialogue
Shama Zaidi
Dialogue
Javed Siddiqui
Assistant Director
Santi Chatterjee
Production Executive
Anil Choudhury
Still Photographer
Nemai Ghosh
Makeup Artist
Ananta Das
Wardrobe Master
Haru Das
Assistant Director
Ramesh Sen
Animation
Ram Mohan
Administration
N.B. Sukhwani
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Mangesh Desai
Assistant Editor
Kashinath Bose
Assistant Makeup Artist
Pradip Bag
Production Manager
Bhanu Ghosh
Location Manager
J.N. Srivastava
Editor
Dulal Dutta
Choreographer
Birju Maharaj
Original Music Composer
Satyajit Ray
Director of Photography
Soumendu Roy

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