The Luzhin Defence Two worlds collide when an eccentric genius falls in love with a strong-willed society beauty. Based upon the novel by Vladimir Nabokov, a chess grandmaster travels to Italy in the 1920s to play in a tournament and falls in love. Details Casts Videos Galleries Posters Title The Luzhin Defence Release Date 2000-08-21 Runtime 01 Hours 49 Minutes Genres Romance Drama Production Companies Unknown Production Countries John Turturro... Aleksandr Ivanovich 'Sasc... Emily Watson... Natalia Katkov... Geraldine James... Vera, Natalia's Mother... Stuart Wilson... Valentionov... Fabio Sartor... Turati... Peter Blythe... Ilya... Orla Brady... Anna... Mark Tandy... Luzhin's Father... Kelly Hunter... Luzhin's Mother... Antonio Carli... Fascist... Luzhin Defence (Trailer) Original Size (1280x720) Original Size (3840x2160) Original Size (2000x3000) Original Size (2000x3000) Original Size (1046x1733) Original Size (642x959) Original Size (1000x1500) Original Size (761x1069) Original Size (500x750)