

Knight Moves
1992-01-14 · 116 min · ★ 5.8
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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Production details
- Directors
- Carl Schenkel
- Production companies
- Cineplex Odeon Films, Cinevox Filmproduktion, Ink Slinger Productions, Knight Moves Productions, Lamb Bear Entertainment, Interstar
- Countries
- Germany, United States of America, Canada
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 9,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 923,418
Top Cast
Christopher LambertPeter Sanderson
Diane LaneKathy Sheppard
Tom SkerrittFrank Sedman
Daniel BaldwinAndy Wagner
Ferdy MayneJeremy Edmonds
Don ThompsonFather
Megan LeitchMother
Katharine IsabelleErica Sanderson
Arthur BraussViktor Yurillvich
Kehli O'ByrneDebi Rutlege
Blu MankumaSteve Nolan
Elizabeth BaldwinChristie Eastman
Alex DiakunGrandmaster Lutz
Mark WilsonNewscaster
Sam MalkinDoctor Fulton
Frank C. TurnerDoctor
Tom HeatonDetective
Rachel HaywardLast Victim
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