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| Director: | Carl Schenkel |
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| Writer: | Brad Mirman |
| Staring: |
| A chess grandmaster is in a big tournament, and when his lover is found painted up and the blood drained out of her body he becomes a chief suspect. After he gets a call from the killer urging him to try and figure out the game, he cooperates with police and a psychologist to try and catch the killer, but doubts linger about the grandmaster's innocence as the string of grisly murders continues. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 14, 1992 |
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| Director: | Carl Schenkel |
| Writer: | Brad Mirman |
| Genres: | Mystery, Thriller |
| Keywords | suicide, chess, chess champion, serial killer, grandmaster, polaroid camera, police psychologist, traumatic childhood |
| Production Companies | Cinevox Filmproduktion, Lamb Bear Entertainment, Cineplex Odeon Films, Ink Slinger Productions, Interstar, Knight Moves Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $923,418
Budget: $9,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jul 30, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Christopher Lambert | Peter Sanderson |
| Diane Lane | Kathy Sheppard |
| Tom Skerritt | Frank Sedman |
| Daniel Baldwin | Andy Wagner |
| Ferdy Mayne | Jeremy Edmonds |
| Don Thompson | Father |
| Megan Leitch | Mother |
| Katharine Isabelle | Erica Sanderson |
| Arthur Brauss | Viktor Yurillvich |
| Kehli O'Byrne | Debi Rutlege |
| Blu Mankuma | Steve Nolan |
| Elizabeth Baldwin | Christie Eastman |
| Alex Diakun | Grandmaster Lutz |
| Monica Marko | Miss Greenwell |
| Mark Wilson | Newcaster |
| Sam Malkin | Doctor Fulton |
| Frank C. Turner | Doctor |
| Tom Heaton | Detective |
| Rachel Hayward | Last Victim |
| Codie Lucas Wilbee | David, 9 Years Old |
| Joshua Murray | Peter, 14 Years Old |
| Rebecca Toolan | Mayor |
| Elizabeth Barclay | Loraine Olson |
| Aundrea MacDonald | Mary Albert |
| Freda Perry | Attractive Girl |
| Holly Chester | Officer #2 |
| Marilyn Norry | Homesearcher |
| Donna Yamamoto | Reporter |
| Kymberly Sheppard | Detective Janet McLellan |
| Deryl Hayes | Officer Harton |
| Walter Marsh | Chess President |
| Charles Bailey-Gates | David Willerman |
| Arthur Brauss | Viktor Yurilivich |
| Suzy Carby | Desk Clerk |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Brad Mirman | Screenplay |
| Dietrich Lohmann | Director of Photography |
| Norbert Herzner | Editor |
| Graeme Murray | Production Design |
| Gary Pembroke Allen | Art Direction |
| Shelley Crawford | Script Supervisor |
| Dan Groseclose | Transportation Captain |
| Jack Rowand | Still Photographer |
| Ralph Parker | Sound mixer |
| Clarence Horkey | Transportation Co-Captain |
| Solweig Bores | Dialogue Editor |
| Sylvia Nablo | Transportation Coordinator |
| Michael O'Connor | Set Decoration |
| André Bendocchi-Alves | Sound Editor |
| Donald D. Brown | Boom Operator |
| Hank McCann | Casting |
| Evelyn Lukas | First Assistant Editor |
| Margaret Solomon | Makeup Artist |
| Jörn Poetzl | Foley Artist |
| Anne Dudley | Original Music Composer |
| Carl Schenkel | Director |
| Deborah Everton | Costume Design |
| Melissa R. Stubbs | Stunts |
| Scott J. Ateah | Stunts |
| Jennifer Moore | Assistant Set Decoration |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Ziad El Khoury | Producer |
| Jean-Luc Defait | Producer |
| Brad Mirman | Executive Producer |
| Guy Collins | Executive Producer |
| Dieter Geissler | Co-Producer |
| Christopher Lambert | Executive Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 15 | 27 | 10 |
| 2024 | 5 | 18 | 26 | 12 |
| 2024 | 6 | 16 | 51 | 8 |
| 2024 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 9 |
| 2024 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 7 |
| 2024 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 5 |
| 2024 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 5 |
| 2024 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 5 |
| 2024 | 12 | 10 | 21 | 5 |
| 2025 | 1 | 10 | 23 | 6 |
| 2025 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
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