Synopsis
The story of a romantic triangle between two top players, an American and a Russian, in a world chess championship, and a woman who manages one and falls in love with the other, all in the context of the Cold War struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union. Concert production of the musical staged during the finals of the 1989 chess World Cup tournament in in Skellefteå, Sweden and broadcast on Swedish television.
Ratings
TMDB10/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Björn UlvaeusOriginal Music Composer
- Benny AnderssonOriginal Music Composer
- Anders EljasDirector
Cast
- Björn UlvaeusNarrator
- Judy KuhnFlorence
- Murray HeadFreddie
- Tommy KörbergAnatoly
- Sissel KyrkjebøSvetlana
- Johan SchinklerMolokov
- Anders GlenmarkArbiter
Themes
concertlove trianglecold warchess tournamentimpossible lovemusical theatersymphony orchestra