8 x 8: A Chess-Sonata in 8 Movements (1957)
8 x 8: A Chess-Sonata in 8 Movements is an American experimental film directed by Hans Richter, Marcel Duchamp, and Jean Cocteau. Described by Richter as "part Freud, part Lewis Carroll" and filmed partially on the lawn of Duchamp's summer house in Southbury, Connecticut.
Directors: Hans Richter, Jean Cocteau.
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Hans Arp as |
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Paul Bowles as |
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Jean Cocteau as |
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Marcel Duchamp as |
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Max Ernst as |
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Man Ray as |
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Frederick Kiesler as The Minotaur |
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Dorothea Ernst as |
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Darius Milhaud as |
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Richard Huelsenbeck as |
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Yves Tanguy as |
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Jaqueline Matisse as |
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Alexander Calder as |
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| Writing | Hans Richter | Writer |
| Directing | Hans Richter | Director |
| Directing | Marcel Duchamp | Co-Director |
| Directing | Jean Cocteau | Director |
| Sound | Robert Abramson | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Douglas Townsend | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | John Gruen | Original Music Composer |
