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The Chess Players

Satyajit Ray

1977 • 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 ann...

The Chess Players

Cast

Sanjeev Kumar

Sanjeev KumarMirza Sajjad Ali

Saeed Jaffrey

Saeed JaffreyMir Roshan Ali

Amjad Khan

Amjad KhanWajid Ali Shah

Shabana Azmi

Shabana AzmiKhurshid

Farida Jalal

Farida JalalNafisa

Veena

VeenaQueen Mother

David Abraham Cheulkar

David Abraham CheulkarMunshi

Victor Banerjee

Victor BanerjeePrime Minister

Farooq Shaikh

Farooq ShaikhAqueel

Tom Alter

Tom AlterCapt. Weston

Leela Mishra

Leela MishraHirya

Barry John

Richard Attenborough

Richard AttenboroughGeneral Outram

Samarth NarainKallu

Bhudo AdvaniAbbajani

Crew

Satyajit Ray

Satyajit RayDirector

Munshi Premchand

Munshi PremchandShort Story

Kabi Dasgupta

Kabi DasguptaBackground Designer

Shama Zaidi

Shama ZaidiCostume Design

Sandip Ray

Sandip RayStill Photographer

Uma Da Cunha

Uma Da CunhaPublicist

Nemai Ghosh

Nemai GhoshStill Photographer

Dulal Dutta

Dulal DuttaEditor

Soumendu Roy

Soumendu RoyDirector of Photography

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