Chess in Concert

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Chess in Concert (1989)

Directed by Anders Eljas

Music · 1h 57m

The story of a romantic triangle between two top players, an American and a Russian, in a world chess championship, and a woman who manages one and falls in love with the other, all in the context of the Cold War struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union. Concert production of the musical staged during the finals of the 1989 chess World Cup tournament in in Skellefteå, Sweden and broadcast on Swedish television.

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Cast

Björn Ulvaeus Narrator Judy Kuhn Florence Murray Head Freddie Tommy Körberg Anatoly Sissel Kyrkjebø Svetlana
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Johan Schinkler Molokov Anders Glenmark Arbiter

Crew

Director
Anders Eljas
Original Music Composer
Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus
Producer
Göran Zackari

Details

Release date
1989-12-30
Runtime
1h 57m
Genres
Music
Original language
SV
Spoken languages
English, Swedish
Countries
Sweden
Production
SVT, MCN Produktion, Skellefteå Kommun