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  • The Chess Players (1977)
  • Not Rated
    129 min | Comedy, Drama, History
The Chess Players (1977)
Not Rated
129 min | Comedy, Drama, History

In 1856, two obsessed noblemen ignore everything while playing chess and fail to notice British rule extending into their Indian province.
Director
Writers
Munshi Premchand (story) (as Premchand) | Satyajit Ray (dialogue) (screenplay) | Shama Zaidi (dialogue) | Javed Siddiqui (dialogue) (as Javed Siddiqi)
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Updated Oct 3, 1977

Release date
May 17, 1978 (United States)

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Cast

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27 cast members
Name Known for
Sanjeev Kumar
Mirza Sajjad Ali Mirza Sajjad Ali   See fewer
Saeed Jaffrey
Mir Roshan Ali Mir Roshan Ali   See fewer
Shabana Azmi
Khurshid, Mirza's wife Khurshid, Mirza's wife   See fewer
Farida Jalal
Nafisa, Mir's wife Nafisa, Mir's wife   See fewer
Veena
Queen Mother Queen Mother   See fewer
David Abraham
Munshi Munshi   See fewer
Victor Banerjee
Prime Minister (as Victor Bannerji) Prime Minister (as Victor Bannerji)   See fewer
Farooq Shaikh
Aqueel (as Farooque Shaikh) Aqueel (as Farooque Shaikh)   See fewer
Tom Alter
Capt. Weston (Outram's aide de camp) Capt. Weston (Outram's aide de camp)   See fewer
Leela Mishra
Hirya, Khurshid's maid Hirya, Khurshid's maid   See fewer
Barry John
Actor Actor   See fewer
Bhudo Advani
Abbajani (as Budho Advani) Abbajani (as Budho Advani)   See fewer
Kamu Mukherjee
Actor (as Kamu Mukherji) Actor (as Kamu Mukherji)   See fewer
Amjad Khan
Wajid Ali Shah Wajid Ali Shah   See fewer
Richard Attenborough
General Outram General Outram   See fewer
Amitabh Bachchan
Narration (voice) Narration (voice)   See fewer
Agha
Chuttan Miyan (uncredited) Chuttan Miyan (uncredited)   See fewer
Saswati Sen
Dancer (uncredited) Dancer (uncredited)   See fewer
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