Knight Moves

"In a game of life and death... one wrong move could be his last..."

Jan 22 1993 R 1h 56m
Crime, Drama, Mystery

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.

Plot

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.

Written by

Brad Mirman

Directed by

Carl Schenkel

Production Countries

Germany, United States of America

Production Companies

Lamb Bear Entertainment, Knight Moves Productions, Ink Slinger Productions, Cinevox Filmproduktion GmbH, Cineplex Odeon Films

Languages

English

Awards

1 win

Scores
# of Votes
9,659
Average Rating
6.1 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA