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The Chess Players
1977, Oct 02
2h 9m
In the year 1856, Nawab Wajid Ali Shah is the King of Awadh, one of the last independent kingdoms of India. The British intend to control this rich land and send General Outram to clear way for an annexation. Pressure is mounting amidst intrigue and political maneuvers, but the Nawab whiles away his time in pursuit of pleasure and religious practice. The court is of no help either — noblemen Mir and Mirza ignore all duties and spend their days playing endless games of chess. Based on Munshi Premchand's short story of the same name. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation in 2010.
Directed by
Satyajit Ray
Written by
Munshi Premchand
Richard Attenborough
General Outram
Amitabh Bachchan
Narrator (voice)
Shabana Azmi
Khurshid
Saeed Jaffrey
Mir Roshan Ali
Farida Jalal
Nafisa
Victor Banerjee
Prime Minister
Amjad Khan
Wajid Ali Shah
Leela Mishra
Hirya
Tom Alter
Capt. Weston
Farooq Shaikh
Aqueel
David Abraham Cheulkar
Munshi
Barry John
Sanjeev Kumar
Mirza Sajjad Ali
Veena
Queen Mother
Kamu Mukherjee
Samarth Narain
Kallu
Bhudo Advani
Abbajani
Uttamram Nagar
Khairatilal Lahori
Pradip Shankar
Ashfaq Mirza
Amrit Bhushan Gujral
Ramesh Khosla
Shaik Farid
Madan Sudan
Saswati Sen
Dancer (uncredited)
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