The Chess Players

शतरंज के खिलाड़ी

Urdu · 1977 · 113 min · comedy, drama, historical

Watchable inHindi●— one dub available

Directed by Satyajit Ray — Amjad Khan · Richard Attenborough · Shabana Azmi · Farida Jalal · Bhudo Advani · Farooq Sheikh · Victor Banerjee · Kamu Mukherjee · Leela Mishra · Saeed Jaffrey · Saswati Sen · Barry John · Tom Alter · Sanjeev Kumar · David Abraham Cheulkar · Veena

Set in 1856 as the British East India Company moves to seize control of the Indian state of Awadh, the film follows two wealthy noblemen consumed by their passion for chess. Their personal obsession with the game unfolds against the backdrop of their kingdom's political upheaval and the weakening position of the Nawab who rules over them.

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IMDb 7.5 · 4,137 votesRotten Tomatoes 91%