"From Russia with Love" and other movies that reference chess

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johnmusacha

So, I just received a copy of "From Russia with Love," the Bond movie from 1963.  Most chess lovers know that there is a key scene where the villian (whose cover is a Grandmaster) plays chess or something.  Is this movie any good?  How important is chess to the plot?

And furthermore, can you recommend other classic movies with a chess theme or reference to chess?  Yeah, and I'm familiar already with "Searching for Bobby Fischer" from 1993.  Personally, I thought it sucked donkey d*ck.

Any help would be appreciated.

Boheme

The most famous example is an albeit old one, but awesome: The Seventh Seal -- a game of chess with Death.

johnmusacha

All right Monsieur, I checked it out.  It looks like a good one.  I just queued it up on my internet-based movie rental thingy.  Merci!

electricpawn

mohan9048

Queen to play (i think this is a french movie).

electricpawn

heinzie

The Thing

Lang leve de koningin

Chess Fever

Knight Moves

electricpawn

electricpawn

electricpawn

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YJv-K-0CSA