1977
Not Rated
2h 9m

Summary In 1856, two obsessed noblemen ignore everything while playing chess and fail to notice British rule extending into their Indian province. View more details

1977
Not Rated
2h 9m

The Chess Players

Directed : Satyajit Ray

Written : Satyajit Ray Shama Zaidi Munshi Premchand

Stars : Sanjeev Kumar Shabana Azmi Saeed Jaffrey Farida Jalal

All cast & crew

7.5

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Genres : Comedy Drama History

Release date : Oct 2, 1977

Countries of origin : India

Language : English Hindi Urdu

Filming locations : Indrapuri Studios, Calcutta, West Bengal, India

Production companies : Devki Chitra

Summary In 1856, two obsessed noblemen ignore everything while playing chess and fail to notice British rule extending into their Indian province. View more details

Details

Genres : Comedy Drama History

Release date : Oct 2, 1977

Countries of origin : India

Language : English Hindi Urdu

Filming locations : Indrapuri Studios, Calcutta, West Bengal, India

Production companies : Devki Chitra

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Shabana Azmi, Victor Banerjee, and Amjad Khan in Shatranj Ke Khilari (1977)

Sanjeev Kumar in Shatranj Ke Khilari (1977)

Richard Attenborough in Shatranj Ke Khilari (1977)

Victor Banerjee in Shatranj Ke Khilari (1977)

Amjad Khan in Shatranj Ke Khilari (1977)

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