Knight Moves (1992)
Erscheinungsjahr: 1992
Land: Germany, United States
Alternative Title: Face to Face, Enigma mortal, Juego mortal, Ход с коня, Face a Face Com o Inimigo
Regisseur: Carl Schenkel
Writer: Brad Mirman
Production Genre
Produzent: Producer: Jean-Luc Defait, Ziad El Khoury
Co-Producer: Dieter Geissler
Executive Producer: Brad Mirman, Christopher Lambert, Guy Collins
Firmen: Cineplex Odeon Films, Cinevox Filmproduktion, Ink Slinger Productions, Knight Moves Productions, Lamb Bear Entertainment
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Mystery Film, Psychological Thriller, Thriller
Budget: 9.000.000
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Schlüsselwörter
Schlüsselwörter: chess, chess champion, grandmaster, polaroid camera, police psychologist, serial killer, suicide, traumatic childhood
Geschichte
Peter Sanderson, a troubled chess grandmaster, comes out of retirement to compete in an international tournament. During this time, he meets and has a one-night stand with a beautiful woman named Christina. Soon after their encounter, Christina's body is discovered drained of blood, and Sanderson becomes the primary suspect due to his connection with her. As the investigation unfolds, more victims are found under similar circumstances, each crime scene marked by Polaroid photographs. Sanderson receives a phone call from the killer urging him to solve the chess puzzles left behind at each murder scene. Despite his cooperation with police and psychologist Dr. Clara Montrose, doubts about Sanderson's innocence linger as the grisly murders continue.
Zusammenfassung
Knight Moves (1992) is a psychological thriller directed by Carl Schenkel, set in the high-stakes world of international chess competitions. The film stars Christopher Lambert as Peter Sanderson, a troubled yet brilliant chess grandmaster with a traumatic past who becomes entangled in a deadly game of cat and mouse with a serial killer. The plot explores themes of obsession, trust, and redemption as Sanderson races against time to clear his name while trying to outmaneuver the cunning killer who seems to be always one move ahead.
