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The Opera Game

What Matters is Your Next Move

10.020191h 18m

DocumentaryDrama

The tortured life of Paul Morphy (1850s New Orleans chess prodigy) is examined.

Directed by Monty Ross

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Blaine Kern III

Paul Morphy

Clarke Peters

Narrator

Peyton Wich

Young Paul Morphy

Jaqueline Fleming

Malvina

Michael Patrick Lane

General Slidell

Evan Daigle

Adult Edward Morphy

Lucky Johnson

Mason

Brian Stapf

Alonso Morphy

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