Knight Moves (1992)
Overview
A chess grandmaster is in a big tournament, and when his lover is found painted up and the blood drained out of her body he becomes a chief suspect. After he gets a call from the killer urging him to try and figure out the game, he cooperates with police and a psychologist to try and catch the killer, but doubts linger about the grandmaster's innocence as the string of grisly murders continues.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $9,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $923,418.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 3.53 |
Directed By
Carl Schenkel
Crew
Brad Mirman
Ziad El Khoury
Dietrich Lohmann
Jean-Luc Defait
Norbert Herzner
Anne Dudley
Carl Schenkel
André Bendocchi-Alves
Christopher Lambert
Dieter Geissler
Shelley Crawford
Solweig Bores
Brad Mirman
Michael O'Connor
Hank McCann
Gary Pembroke Allen
Graeme Murray
Jack Rowand
Guy Collins
Sylvia Nablo
Evelyn Lukas
Dan Groseclose
Deborah Everton
Ralph Parker
Donald D. Brown
Clarence Horkey
Melissa R. Stubbs
Jörn Poetzl
Margaret Solomon
Scott J. Ateah
TOP CAST
Christopher Lambert
Peter Sanderson
Diane Lane
Kathy Sheppard
Tom Skerritt
Frank Sedman
Daniel Baldwin
Andy Wagner
Ferdy Mayne
Jeremy Edmonds
Don Thompson
Father
Megan Leitch
Mother
Katharine Isabelle
Erica Sanderson
Arthur Brauss
Viktor Yurillvich
Kehli O'Byrne
Debi Rutlege
Blu Mankuma
Steve Nolan
Elizabeth Baldwin
Christie Eastman
Alex Diakun
Grandmaster Lutz
Monica Marko
Miss Greenwell
Mark Wilson
Newcaster
Sam Malkin
Doctor Fulton
Frank C. Turner
Doctor
Tom Heaton
Detective
Rachel Hayward
Last Victim
Codie Lucas Wilbee
David, 9 Years Old
Joshua Murray
Peter, 14 Years Old
Rebecca Toolan
Mayor
Elizabeth Barclay
Loraine Olson
Aundrea MacDonald
Mary Albert
Freda Perry
Attractive Girl
Holly Chester
Officer #2
Marilyn Norry
Homesearcher
Donna Yamamoto
Reporter
Kymberly Sheppard
Detective Janet McLellan
Deryl Hayes
Officer Harton
Walter Marsh
Chess President
Charles Bailey-Gates
David Willerman
Arthur Brauss
Viktor Yurilivich
Suzy Carby
Desk Clerk
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