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1 videodisc (approximately 115 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
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In the kingdom of Awadh, rich landowners Meer and Mirza pour every ounce of passion into a never-ending game of chess. Without thinking of their responsibilities to their families and the political uprising in the kingdom, the two men just keep playing
Based on the story by Munshi Premchand
Originally released as a motion picture in 1977
Special features: Satyajit Ray: selected filmography; original British poster art
Cinematographer, Soumenou Roy ; narrator, Amitabh Bachchan ; art direction, Bansi Chandragupta ; editor, Dulal Dutta ; original music, Satyajit Ray
Sanjeev Kumar, Saeed Jaffrey, Shabana Azmi, Farida Jalal, Victor Banerjee, Amjad Khan, Sir Richard Attenborough
Not rated
DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital
Urdu dialogue, with optional English subtitles