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2000 | DIRECTED BY MARLEEN GORRIS

The Luzhin Defence

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The Luzhin Defence
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Movie Stats
Year
2000
Runtime
 109 minutes (1 hr 49 mins)
Select Cast
John Turturro
Emily Watson
Geraldine James
Stuart Wilson
Christopher Thompson
Fabio Sartor
Full cast and crew
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First viewed:
2nd May 2016
Last viewed:
3rd Jan 2026
Total views:
74
Release Dates
US release date
 US release
27th April 2001
24 years 8 months 18 days ago
Total Grosses
United States Flag
US total gross
  $1 Million
Cinema Tickets Sold
United States Flag
US tickets sold
187,478 aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Release
US Box Office
  • Release: 27th Apr '01
  • Debut weekend: 20th Apr '01
  • Debut position: 45
  • Highest position: 38
  • Debut gross: $85.2 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 11
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.
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Directed by
marleen gorris Marleen Gorris
Starring
marleen gorrisJohn TurturroLuzhin
Emily WatsonNatalia
Geraldine JamesVera
Stuart WilsonValentinov
Christopher ThompsonStassard
Fabio SartorTurati
Peter BlytheIlya
Orla BradyAnna
Mark TandyLuzhin's Father
Kelly HunterLuzhin's Mother
Alexander HuntingYoung Luzhin
Alfredo Pea1st Official
Fabio Pasquini2nd Official
Luigi PetrucciSantucci
Carlo GrecoHotel Manager
Massimo SarchielliTailor
Luca FoggianoFascist
Antonio CarliFascist
David AmbrosiFascist
Gza Schramek
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UK Box Office Chart History
No UK box office info

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

North American Box Office Info
Highest Place
38
Weeks top 15
0
Total Weeks
11
Total US Gross:
$1,010,505
North American Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
20 Apr 2001
45N
$85,173
$85,173
27 Apr 2001
49▼
$67,788
$152,961
4 May 2001
38▲
$90,109
$243,070
11 May 2001
39▼
$82,880
$355,289
18 May 2001
38▲
$90,857
$475,873
1 Jun 2001
46N
$43,656
$673,396
8 Jun 2001
48▼
$37,895
$728,097
15 Jun 2001
50▼
$38,788
$784,679
22 Jun 2001
59▼
$29,031
$829,932
29 Jun 2001
59▲▼
$20,085
$863,174
10 Aug 2001
60N
$31,093
$1,010,505

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Chart History
No US box office info

* Box office information befroe 2018 for global figures is continually being researched and hence is not complete and can be innacurate.

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Genres
Drama
Drama
Romance
Romance
Popular in these countries
  • United States United States
  • United Kingdom United Kingdom
  • France France
  • Vietnam Vietnam
  • Pakistan Pakistan
  • South Africa South Africa
  • Israel Israel
  • Japan Japan
  • Argentina Argentina
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