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Chess in Concert

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1989 | 117 min | Music

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Great for people who'll be humming afterwards and history and war-film fans. The music is woven into the story, not just laid on top. Same wavelength as tick, tick... BOOM! or The Sound of Music. It puts you in the middle of the fighting, and doesn't let you forget the cost.
The mood
Easygoing.
The pace
Never drags, at 1 hr 57 min.
What might put you off
It's in Swedish, so expect subtitles (or a dub).

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.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    Awards data unavailable, so this isn't counted

  • Reach & staying powerWeak

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    Not enough engagement data yet

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Cast & crew

Directed by Anders Eljas

  • Björn UlvaeusNarrator
  • Judy KuhnFlorence
  • Murray HeadFreddie
  • Tommy KörbergAnatoly
  • Sissel KyrkjebøSvetlana
  • Johan SchinklerMolokov
  • Anders GlenmarkArbiter