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*''[[Casablanca (film, 1942)|Casablanca]]'' (1942) - considered one of the greatest movies of all time, it has a legendary chess scene and the actors frequently played chess during breaks in filming.<ref>https://en.chessbase.com/post/casablanca-a-tribute-to-a-classic</ref> | *''[[Casablanca (film, 1942)|Casablanca]]'' (1942) - considered one of the greatest movies of all time, it has a legendary chess scene and the actors frequently played chess during breaks in filming.<ref>https://en.chessbase.com/post/casablanca-a-tribute-to-a-classic</ref> | ||
*''The Luzhin Defence'' (2001) - much of the movie, including its climax, is about chess.<ref>https://www.movieguide.org/reviews/the-luzhin-defence.html</ref> | *''The Luzhin Defence'' (2001) - much of the movie, including its climax, is about chess.<ref>https://www.movieguide.org/reviews/the-luzhin-defence.html</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 02:57, June 1, 2021
Chess in movies include the following:
- From Russia with Love (1963) - the opening scene is a chess match, played on the entire floor of the room. The novel on which the book was based was a favorite of President JFK, and Frank Sinatra sang the theme song for the movie.
- Star Trek (1960s) - a television series in which a game of 3-dimensional chess is featured in one segment.
- The Queen's Gambit (2020) - the most popular series ever on Netflix, about a girl who became a chess prodigy.[1]
- The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927) - "Be careful – I'll get you yet!" the ostensibly homosexual murderer "smilingly warns the landlady's blonde daughter as they play a flirtatious game of chess."[2]
- Casablanca (1942) - considered one of the greatest movies of all time, it has a legendary chess scene and the actors frequently played chess during breaks in filming.[3]
- The Luzhin Defence (2001) - much of the movie, including its climax, is about chess.[4]
- The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927) - the last silent movie by Alfred Hitchcock, it has a tantalizing, flirtatious chess game between a serial murderer and unsuspecting blonde woman model.
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