Drama

Chess (2003)

Name: Chess
Genre: Drama
Released: 2003-11-12
Duration: 128 min
Rating: 8.2
Cast: Helen Sjöholm, Tommy Körberg, Josefin Nilsson, Anders Ekborg, Per Myrberg

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2h 8m SV Released

Director: Lars Rudolfsson

Overview

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.