The Chess Players (1977) - Turner Classic Movies

Brief Synopsis

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Wazed Ali Shah is the ruler of one of the last independent kingdoms of India. The British, intent on controlling this rich country, have sent general Outram on a secret mission to clear the way for an annexation. While pressure is mounting amidst intrigue and political maneuvers, Ali Shah composes poems and listens to music, secluded in his palace. The court is of no help, as exemplified by nobles Mir and Mirza, who, ignoring the situation of their country and all their duties towards their families, spend their days playing endless parties of chess.

Cast & Crew

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Satyajit Ray

Sanjeev Kumar

Mirza Sajjd Ali

Saeed Jaffrey

Meer Roshan Ali

Amjad Khan

Wajid Ali Shah--Nawab Of Oudh

Richard Attenborough

Shabana Azmi

Film Details

Also Known As

Chess Players, Shatranj Ke Khiladi, Shatranj ke Khilari

Genre

Adaptation

Drama

Foreign

Release Date

1977

Technical Specs

Duration

2h 4m

Synopsis

Wazed Ali Shah is the ruler of one of the last independent kingdoms of India. The British, intent on controlling this rich country, have sent general Outram on a secret mission to clear the way for an annexation. While pressure is mounting amidst intrigue and political maneuvers, Ali Shah composes poems and listens to music, secluded in his palace. The court is of no help, as exemplified by nobles Mir and Mirza, who, ignoring the situation of their country and all their duties towards their families, spend their days playing endless parties of chess.

Director

Satyajit Ray

Cast

Sanjeev Kumar

Mirza Sajjd Ali

Saeed Jaffrey

Meer Roshan Ali

Amjad Khan

Wajid Ali Shah--Nawab Of Oudh

Richard Attenborough

Shabana Azmi

Farida Jalal

Veena

Aulea Begum--Wajid'S Mother

David Abraham

Victor Banerjee

Ali Naqi Khan--Prime Minister Of Oudh

Farooque Shaikh

Tom Alter

Leela Mishra

Barry John

Dr Joseph Fayrer

Samarth Narain

Budho Advani

Kamu Mukherji

Uttamram Nagar

Khairatilal Lahori

Pradip Shankar

Ashfaq Mirza

Amrit Bhushan Gujral

Ramesh Khosla

Shaik Farid

Madan Sudan

Amitabh Bachchan

Kamu Mukherjee

Crew

Bolai Addy

Production Assistant

Pablo Bartholomew

Ashoke Bose

Art Direction Associate

Bansi Chandragupta

Santi Kumar Chatterji

Assistant Director

Anil Chowdhury

Executive In Charge Of Production

Ananta Das

Trailokya Das

Production Assistant

Xabi Dasgupta

Mangesh Desai

Sound Rerecording

Dulal Dutta

Bhanu Ghosh

Production Manager

Nemai Ghosh

Sumantra Ghoshal

Rabad Jaffri

Costumes Associate

Sitara Jaffri

Costumes Associate

Suresh Jindal

Birju Maharaj

Birju Maharaj

Birju Maharaj

Samir Majumdar

Sound Recording (Music)

Ram Mohan

Reba Muhuri

Munshi Premchand

Sandip Ray

Sandip Ray

Assistant Director

Satyajit Ray

Satyajit Ray

Satyajit Ray

Soumendu Roy

Director Of Photography

Ramesh Sen

Assistant Director

Saswati Sen

Javed Siddiqi

Special Assistant

Saved Siddiqi

Saved Siddiqi

Javed Siddiqui

Narinder Singh

Sound Recording

J N Srivastava

Location Manager

Joseph St Anne

Graphic Design Associate

Zehra Tyabji

Saba Zaidi

Costumes Associate

Shama Zaidi

Shama Zaidi

Shama Zaidi

Film Details

Also Known As

Chess Players, Shatranj Ke Khiladi, Shatranj ke Khilari

Genre

Adaptation

Drama

Foreign

Release Date

1977

Technical Specs

Duration

2h 4m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 1977

Released in United States 1978

Released in United States 1977

Released in United States 1978 (Shown at FILMEX: Los Angeles International Film Exposition (Contemporary Cinema) April 13 - May 7, 1978.)

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