Question 1

What real-world historical event provides the backdrop for the film's story?

Accepted Answer

The story is set during the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962 in Warsaw, Poland, where a troubled math genius is recruited for a dangerous public chess match while involved in espionage.

Question 2

Which actor replaced William Hurt as the lead after an off-set accident?

Accepted Answer

Bill Pullman replaced William Hurt, who broke his leg in an off-set accident a few days after filming started and had to be replaced.

Question 3

What tragic event happened to the producer shortly before the movie's premiere?

Accepted Answer

Producer Piotr Wozniak-Starak died in an apparent boating accident before the premiere; his body was found in a lake with extensive skull trauma.

Question 4

What chess opening does Mansky recite while looking at a map in the Palace of Culture?

Accepted Answer

Mansky recites the moves to the Blumenfeld Countergambit opening: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5 4.d5 b5.

Question 5

Which director has experience with real-life espionage films despite this being a fictional story?

Accepted Answer

Director Lukasz Kosmicki worked on two films about real-life espionage: 'Departament IV' (1996) about secret police actions against priests, and 'Gry uliczne' (1996) about activist Stanislaw Pyjas' murder.

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