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DramaThriller

The Coldest Game

- Times change. The stakes remain the same

Warsaw, Poland, during the Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962. Josh Mansky, a troubled math genius and former US chess champion, is recruited to hold a dangerous public match against the Soviet champion, while playing the deadly game of espionage hidden in the darkest shadows of a hostile territory.

Release Date : 2019-11-08

Language :EnglishPolishRussian

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Watchout StudioTVN GroupNext FilmITI Neovision

Production Country : Poland

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Bill Pullman

Character Name : Joshua Mansky

Original Name : Bill Pullman

Gender : Male

Lotte Verbeek

Character Name : Agent Stone

Original Name : Lotte Verbeek

Gender : Female

Nicholas Farrell

Character Name : G. Moran

Original Name : Nicholas Farrell

Gender : Male

Corey Johnson

Character Name : Donald Novak

Original Name : Corey Johnson

Gender : Male

Robert Więckiewicz

Character Name : PKiN Director

Original Name : Robert Więckiewicz

Gender : Male

James Bloor

Character Name : Agent White

Original Name : James Bloor

Gender : Male

Aleksey Serebryakov

Character Name :

Original Name : Алексей Серебряков

Gender : Male

Evgeniy Sidikhin

Character Name :

Original Name : Евгений Сидихин

Gender : Male

Cezary Kosiński

Character Name :

Original Name : Cezary Kosiński

Gender : Male

Aleksandr Lobanov

Character Name :

Original Name : Александр Лобанов

Gender : Male

Wojciech Mecwaldowski

Character Name :

Original Name : Wojciech Mecwaldowski

Gender : Male

Magdalena Boczarska

Character Name :

Original Name : Magdalena Boczarska

Gender : Female

Andy Beckwith

Character Name :

Original Name : Andy Beckwith

Gender : Male

John Benfield

Character Name :

Original Name : John Benfield

Gender : Male

Ludwik Borkowski

Character Name :

Original Name : Ludwik Borkowski

Gender : Male

Małgorzata Klara

Character Name :

Original Name : Małgorzata Klara

Gender : Female

Ksawery Szlenkier

Character Name :

Original Name : Ksawery Szlenkier

Gender : Male

Marcin Juchniewicz

Character Name : Policjant przy blokadzie drogi

Original Name : Marcin Juchniewicz

Gender : Male

Maurycy Łyczko

Character Name :

Original Name : Maurycy Łyczko

Gender : Male

Jonathan L. Ramsey

Character Name : journalist at the airport

Original Name : Jonathan L. Ramsey

Gender : Male

Reviews

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@Geronimo1967

2022-03-28

What does make this espionage thriller remarkable is it's plausibility... Now, in 2020, we would never give a second thought to an international chess competition but like many others, I recall the fuss made when the world championships really did become an intellectual version of the cold war between the USSR and the USA. Go back to the Cuban missile crisis, when the world was on the brink of an holocaust; and "Josh Mansky" (Bill Pullman) is a neglected US chess champion called upon to take on a Russian Grand Master "Gavrylov" in Warsaw. It's clear from the outset that this is far more than just a series of games of chess; though the strategy and nerve garnered from his skills playing certainly add to those required to carry through with his perilous mission and sure don't do "Mansky" any harm. The one thing it does lack, however, is any degree of sophistication. The Russians are portrayed as little short of ignorant brutes and Pulman's alcoholism, though central to his character, is overplayed to the extent that it distracts quite a bit from the subtlety of the scheme - and makes him a really unlikeable hero. Not sure I'd watch it again, but it does give quite an interesting retrospective on the world frequented by John le Carré!