Fool's Mate (1989 film)
# Fool's Mate (1989 film)

Fool's Mate (German: Zugzwang) is a 1989 West German drama film by the director Mathieu Carrière. The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival.

## Cast

* Victoria Tennant as Alice Gordon
* Stuart Wilson as Nikos Mitradis
* Michael Marwitz [de] as Lucas Tillman
* María Barranco as Teresa
* Anatoly Karpov as Chess player (actual two-time World Chess Champion)
* Alexandar Rasic as Alex
* Clayton George as Clarence White
* Mareike Carrière as Judy Miller
* Peter Sattmann as Häusermann
* Harvey Friedman as Blind Chessplayer
* Mathieu Carrière as Herbert
* Harry Baer
