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- The chess players [videorecording] = Shatranj ke khilari / by Premacanda,1881-1936.Śatarañja ke khilāṛī.; Ḵẖāṉ, Amjad ʻAlī.; Attenborough, Richard.(CARDINAL)725365; Azmi, Shabana,1950-; Bachchan, Amitabh,1942-(CARDINAL)370741; Chitra, Devki.; Jaffrey, Saeed,1929-; Jalal, Farida.; Jindal, Suresh.; Kumar, Sanjeev.; Ray, Satyajit,1921-1992.(CARDINAL)509629; Kino International Corporation.;
Cinematographer, Soumenou Roy ; art direction, Bansi Chandragupta ; editor, Dulal Dutta ; choreography, Birju Maharaj ; original music, Satyajit Ray.Sanjeev Kumar, Saeed Jaffrey, Shabana Azmi, Farida Jalal, Veena, David Abraham, Victor Banerji, Amjad Khan, Sir Richard Attenborough; narrator, Amitabh Bachchan.This drama about colonialism and indigenous culture is set in 1856 at the court of Wajid Ali Shah in Lucknow, the capital of Oudh. Features two parallel narratives. The first shows rich landowners Meer and Mirza pour every ounce of passion into a never-ending game of chess. Without thinking of their responsibilities to their families and the political uprising in the kingdom, the two men just keep playing. The second narrative dramatises the conflict between Wajid Ali Shah and General James Outram who represents Lord Dalhousie's treacherously implemented annexation policies. Wajid Ali is shown as a politically weak figure who surrenders to the British without a fight.DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 2.0.- Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films; Comedy films.; Historical films.; Premacanda, 1881-1936; Wajid ʻAli Shah, King of Oudh, 1821-1896; Outram, James, Sir, 1803-1863; Chess players; Chess; Landowners;
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- Chess players [videorecording] Shatranj ke khilari / by David,1909-1981.act; Premacanda,1881-1936.Śatarañja ke khilāṛī.; Veena,1926-2004.act; Alter, Tom,1950-2017act(CARDINAL)347418; Attenborough, Richard.act(CARDINAL)725365; Azmi, Shabana,1950-act; Bachchan, Amitabh,1942-nrt(CARDINAL)370741; Banerjee, Victor.act; Jaffrey, Saeed,1929-act; Jalal, Farida.act; Jindal, Suresh.pro; Khan, Amjad.act; Kumar, Sanjeev,1938-1985.act; Ray, Satyajit,1921-1992.audauscmpdrt(CARDINAL)509629; Shaikh, Farouque.act; Siddique, Javed.aud; Zaidi, Shama,1938-aud; Devki Chitra Productions.; Kino International Corporation.;
Leisure -- Treaty -- King's poem -- Rumors -- Neglected wife -- New treaty -- Missing pieces -- King -- Idle lords -- Check -- Checkmate -- Trouble at Meer's -- Mother -- Picnic -- Crown -- No blood -- British -- Day wasted.Camera, Soumendu Roy ; art direction, Bansi Chandragupta ; editor, Dulal Dutta ; original music, Satyajit Ray ; costumes, Shama Zaidi ; dances composed and choreographed by Birju Maharaj ; dances, Saswati Sen, Gitanjali and Kathak Kalakendra Ballet Troupe ; songs, Reba Muhuri, Birju Maharaj, Calcutta Youth Choir ; animation, Ram Mohan.Sanjeev Kumar, Saeed Jaffrey, Shabana Azmi, Farida Jalal, Veena, David Abraham, Victor Bannerji, Farooque Shaikh, Tom Alter, Leela Mishra, Barry John, Samarth Narain, Budho Advani, Kamu Mukherji, Uttamram Nagar, Khairatilal Lahori, Pradip Shankar, Ashfaq Mirza, Amrit Bhushan Gujral, Ramesh Khosla, Shaik Farid, Madan Sudan, Amjad Khan, Richard Attenborough; narration, Amitabh Bachchan.The kingdom of Oudh has a gently decadent Nawab (king), who is busy being a poet, composer, singer, dancer, and choreographer, but not a ruler. Mirza and Mir are old friends, living in the capital city off ancestral wealth and taxes on their lands. As the king is obsessed with his artistic endeavors, the friends are obsessed with shatranj (chess). In 1856, the East India Company sends General Outram, the British Resident of Lucknow, to take over the kingdom, under the charge of misrule. The king dithers, the friends play chess. British troops march into the city; the king surrenders without a fight, and the friends remove to a distant village so they can play in peace.Not rated.DVD; full screen presentation, aspect ratio 1.33:1.- Subjects: Comedy films.; Feature films.; Fiction films.; Film adaptations.; Foreign films; Historical films.; Premacanda, 1881-1936; Wajid ʻAli Shah, King of Oudh, 1822-1887; Outram, James, 1803-1863; East India Company.; East India Company; Chess players; Chess; Imperialism; Landowners;
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