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Knight Moves ()

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During a chess tournament, grand master Peter is suspected of murdering Debi after sex. He helps the police as the murders continue.
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Codie Lucas Wilbee ...
David 9 Years Old
Joshua Murray ...
Peter 14 Years Old (as Josh Murray)
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Doctor
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Father
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Mother
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Peter Sanderson
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Grandmaster Lutz
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Jeremy Edmonds (as Ferdinand Mayne)
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Erica Sanderson (as Katherine Isobel)
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Newscaster
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Debi Rutlege
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Andy Wagner
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Frank Sedman
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Steve Nolan
Monica Marko ...
Miss Greenwell
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Chess President
Charles Bailey-Gates ...
David Willerman
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Viktor Yurilivich
Suzy Carby ...
Desk Clerk
Sam Malkin ...
Dr. Fulton
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Kathy Sheppard
Elizabeth Baldwin ...
Christie Eastman
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Technician
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Officer No. 1
Elizabeth Barclay ...
Lorraine Olson
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Mayor
Aundrea MacDonald ...
Mary Albert
Freda Perry ...
Attractive Girl
Holly Chester ...
Officer No. 2
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Homesearcher
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Reporter
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Detective
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Last Victim
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Detective Janet McLellan
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Officer Harton

Directed by

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Carl Schenkel ... (directed by)

Written by

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Brad Mirman ... (written by)

Produced by

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Guy Collins ... executive producer
Jean-Luc Defait ... producer
Ziad El Khoury ... producer
Dieter Geissler ... co-producer
Christopher Lambert ... executive producer
Gordon Mark ... line producer
Brad Mirman ... executive producer

Music by

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Anne Dudley ... (music by)

Cinematography by

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Dietrich Lohmann ... director of photography

Editing by

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Norbert Herzner

Editorial Department

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Carolle Alain ... assistant editor
Anna Maria Bauer ... negative cutter (as Anna-Maria Bauer)
Cheryl Buckman ... assistant editor
Ute Grigo-Hofmann ... post-production secretary
Christine Jahn ... post-production coordinator (as Chris Jahn)
Heinrich Kunkel ... assistant editor
Raoul Leindecker ... post-production coordinator
Evelyn Lukas ... first assistant editor
Gunthard Böhm ... color timer (uncredited)

Casting By

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Hank McCann

Production Design by

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Graeme Murray

Art Direction by

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Gary Pembroke Allen

Set Decoration by

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Michael O'Connor

Costume Design by

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Deborah Everton

Makeup Department

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Marianne Coates ... assistant makeup artist
Patrick O'Brien ... assistant hair dresser (as Patrick J. O'Brien)
Margaret Solomon ... makeup artist (as Margaret M. Solomon)
Pauline L. Tremblay ... hair dresser
Brian Dott ... special makeup effects artist (uncredited)

Production Management

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Gordon Mark ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Jacquie Gould ... third assistant director
Jack Hardy ... second assistant director
T.W. Peacocke ... assistant director
Tracie Pearson ... dgc trainee

Art Department

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Chris Bartleman ... storyboard artist
Sally Broadbent ... property buyer
Gary Brooks ... greensman
Gridley Bruce ... carpenter (as Brian Bruce)
Bill Burd ... property master
Clive Edwards ... set dresser
Michael Engleman ... labourer
Stewart Fairley ... lead hand painter
Mark Francis ... on-set propman
Don Gervais ... construction lead hand
Patrick Kearns ... set dresser
Peter Mills ... set decoration buyer
Jennifer Moore ... assistant set decorator
Rob Nicholson ... carpenter
Ken Rabehl ... draftsman
Al Rourke ... carpenter (as Alan Rourke)
Rick Stranan ... construction coordinator (as Richard Strannen)
Elmar Theissen ... head painter

Sound Department

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André Bendocchi-Alves ... sound editor
Solweig Bores ... dialogue editor
Donald D. Brown ... boom operator (as Don Brown)
Eckhart Goebel ... foley mixer (as Eckardt Goebel)
Michael Kranz ... dubbing mixer
Mel Kutbay ... foley artist
Nina McPeek ... cable person
Ralph Parker ... sound mixer
Jörn Poetzl ... foley artist (as Joern Poetzl)
Vince Renaud ... adr mixer

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Gary Paller ... special effects coordinator

Stunts

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Scott J. Ateah ... stunt performer (as Scott Ateah)
Curt Bonn ... assistant stunt coordinator
Bill Ferguson ... stunt coordinator / stunt performer
Gerald Paetz ... stunt performer
Melissa R. Stubbs ... stunt performer (as Melissa Stubbs)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Trou Bayliss ... rigging grip
Paul F. Birkett ... camera operator
Jeffrey Butterworth ... best boy
Al Campbell ... key grip
James Clare ... clapper/loader
John Clothier ... b camera operator / steadicam operator
Douglas Craik ... focus puller (as Doug Craik)
Kevin Hall ... camera trainee
Burton Kuchera ... electrician
Duncan MacGregor ... generator operator
Klaus Melchior ... video operator
Brian C. Murphy ... focus puller
Kim Olsen ... best boy (as Kimberley T. Olsen)
Jack Rowand ... stills photographer
John W. Scott ... gaffer
Rick Stadder ... dolly grip
David S. Warner ... best boy (as David Warner)
Gary J. Williams ... grip (as Gary Williams)
Len Wolfe ... electrician (as Lenny Wolfe)

Casting Department

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Michelle Allen ... casting: Canada
Annette McCaffrey ... extra casting (as Annette McCaffrey Warner)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Debbie Geaghan ... wardrobe supervisor
Grace Keating ... dresser (as Grace Anderson)
Trish Keating ... associate costume designer
Lori Kenny ... seamstress (as Lori Kenney)
Tish Monaghan ... costumer
Christina Petford ... costumer trainee (uncredited)

Location Management

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Louisa Gradnitzer ... assistant locations manager
John Penhall ... locations manager
Warren Wayne ... location scout (uncredited)

Music Department

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Anne Dudley ... programming and orchestration: synthesizers
Roger Dudley ... music engineer / music mixer
Jérôme Robinet ... music by: trailer (as Jerome Robinet)
Colin Sheen ... orchestral contractor

Script and Continuity Department

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Shelley Crawford ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Peter Borkent ... driver
Jake Callihoo ... driver
Bob Dennett ... driver
Bill Doherty ... driver
Dan Groseclose ... captain
Kim Harmer ... driver
Clarence Horkey ... co-captain
Dennis Houser ... driver (as Dennis Hauser)
Michael J. Murphy ... driver (as Mike Murphy)
Red Murphy ... driver
Sylvia Nablo ... transportation coordinator
Mike Porohowski ... driver
Kerry Vivian ... driver
Steve Woods ... driver
Lawrence Albright ... driver (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Heather Boyd ... production office coordinator
David Böhner-Szabautzki ... trainee
Barbara Chomos ... unit publicist (as Barbara Chomos-Carr)
Marian Ciolfitto ... assistant coordinator
Pierre-Marie Coedes ... trailer
Melissa Conroy ... stand-in
Michel Francois ... trailer
Jean-Marc Haddad ... titles
Dave Hardon ... production laboratory: Gastown Film Lab
Douglas Jang ... helper
Georgina Kay ... craft service
Berthold Klemm ... post-production accountant
Marty Kolt ... chess advisor
Francoise Leenhardt ... trailer
Graham Ludlow ... co-production associate
Victor Magnusson ... stand-in
Marion Magura ... trainee
Wendy O'Neill ... production accountant
Derek Peakman ... stand-in
James Tichenor ... production assistant
Chris Turner ... stand-in
Beverly Wiens ... assistant accountant
Pat Williams ... accounts clerk
Dennis Davidson ... public relations (uncredited)
Adam Druxman ... production assistant (uncredited)
Crew believed to be complete

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

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. Written by Ed Sutton

Plot Keywords
Taglines In a game of life and death... one wrong move could be his last... See more »
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Also Known As
  • Knight Moves - Ein mörderisches Spiel (Germany)
  • Face a face (Canada, French title)
  • Face à face (France)
  • Jaque al asesino (Spain)
  • Escac a l'assassí (Spain, Catalan title)
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Runtime
  • 116 min
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Box Office

Budget $9,000,000 (estimated)
Cumulative Worldwide Gross $13,668,149

Did You Know?

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Trivia Christopher Lambert and Diane Lane were a married couple in real life at the time and had been married since 1985, but were later divorced in 1994. See more »
Goofs (at around 1h 35 mins) Erica is seen playing Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988) on the PC, but the game is not available on the PC. It was only released for the Nintendo Entertainment System, PlayChoice-10 and Game Boy Advance. See more »
Movie Connections Features Battle Chess (1988). See more »
Soundtracks Fool That I Am See more »
Quotes David: Pain. Pain is just a state of mind. It's something you learn to live with; I have.
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