Chess
2003, Swedish. Directed by Lars Rudolfsson.
The first Swedish language stage version of Chess, starring Helen Sjöholm as Florence Vaszi, Josefin Nilsson as Svetlana Sergievskaja, Tommy Körberg as Anatolij Sergievskij, Anders Ekborg as Freddie Trumper and Per Myrberg as Alexander Molokov. The cast sing new lyrics in Swedish (written by Rudolfson, Jan Marks and Björn Ulvaeus) to tell a new version of the everchanging Chess story. A few new songs have been included (Chess continues to be a work in progress.) This version premiered in February 2002 at the Cirkus Theatre in Stockholm.
- Runtime
- 2h 8m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Swedish
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Lars RudolfssonDirector
- Helen SjöholmFlorence
- Tommy KörbergAnatoly
- Josefin NilssonSvetlana
- Anders EkborgFreddie
- Per MyrbergMolokov
- Rolf SkoglundDomaren, Jean Jacques van Boren (The Arbiter)
- Catharina OlssonAnna Petrovna, Svetlanas mor
- Axel Larsson-MyrbergMichail, Anatolijs och Svetlanas son
- Andreas KonvickaKGB-man Pasja
- Johan JernKGB-man Juri
- Jonna ErikssonFlorence 5 år
- Fatima EdellSekreterare
Details
- Released
- 12 November 2003
- Country
- Sweden
- Written by
- Lars Rudolfsson, Jan Mark, Björn Ulvaeus
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Chess runs 128 minutes (2h 8m).
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What movies are like Chess?
If you liked Chess, try Queen of Katwe, Pawn Sacrifice, King Lear.
Who directed Chess?
Chess (2003) was directed by Lars Rudolfsson and stars Helen Sjöholm, Tommy Körberg, Josefin Nilsson.