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The Luzhin Defence

Two worlds collide when an eccentric genius falls in love with a strong-willed society beauty.

21 Aug 2000
109 mins
6.2
39 votes
  • Romance
  • Drama
articleOverview personCast
Based upon the novel by Vladimir Nabokov, a chess grandmaster travels to Italy in the 1920s to play in a tournament and falls in love.

  • John Turturro

    as Aleksandr Ivanovich 'Sascha' Luzhin

  • Emily Watson

    as Natalia Katkov

  • Geraldine James

    as Vera, Natalia's Mother

  • Stuart Wilson

    as Valentionov

  • Fabio Sartor

    as Turati

  • Peter Blythe

    as Ilya

  • Orla Brady

    as Anna

  • Mark Tandy

    as Luzhin's Father

  • Kelly Hunter

    as Luzhin's Mother

  • Antonio Carli

    as Fascist

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