5.8 / 10
(211 votes)
A chess grandmaster is in a big tournament, and when his lover is found painted up and the blood drained out of her body he becomes a chief suspect. After he gets a call from the killer urging him to try and figure out the game, he cooperates with police and a psychologist to try and catch the killer, but doubts linger about the grandmaster's innocence as the string of grisly murders continues.
Germany,
United States of America
Mystery,
Thriller
116 minutes
1992
Carl Schenkel
Cineplex Odeon Films,
Cinevox Filmproduktion,
Ink Slinger Productions,
Knight Moves Productions,
Lamb Bear Entertainment
$9,000,000
$923,418
1996
7.2
2002
6.6
2015
6.3
1997
6.6
2007
5.1
1986
7.0
2002
6.2
1999
5.5
1999
7.0
1986
7.6
1955
7.9
2007
6.6
1948
7.9
1996
7.4
1999
5.5
1971
6.8
1964
7.8
1964
7.1
1954
8.0
2017
5.4