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Movie, 1991

King of Chess

IMDb 6.9, 110 min, Drama, Taiwan

Two independent stories involving chess wizards are interwoven to satirize the politics of the Chinese Cultural Revolution as well as Taiwan's capitalist boom of the 1970's.

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DirectorTsui Hark, Yim Ho
WritersTony Leung Ka-fai, Zhong A-Cheng, Yim Ho
GenreDrama
Runtime110 min
ReleasedFri, Sep 6, 1991
CountryTaiwan
IMDBtt0095450

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