8 × 8: A Chess Sonata in 8 Movements

Film

"8 × 8: A Chess Sonata in 8 Movements" is an American experimental film directed by Hans Richter, Marcel Duchamp, and Jean Cocteau released on March 15, 1957 in New York City. It features original music by Robert Abramson, John Gruen and Douglas Townsend.

• also known as 8 X 8
• country: United States of America
• language: English Language
• directors: Jean Cocteau & Hans Richter
• producer: Hans Richter
• written by Hans Richter
• starring:
  • Hans Arp
  • Paul Bowles
  • Ceal Bryson
  • Alexander Calder
  • Jean Cocteau
  • Willem de Vogel
  • Marcel Duchamp
  • Dorothea Ernst
  • Max Ernst
  • Richard Hulsenbeck
  • Frederick John Kiesler as Minotaur
  • Julien Lary
  • Julien Levy
  • Jaqueline Matisse
  • Eugene Pellegrini
• cinematography by Al Goldman
• music by Robert Abramson, John Gruen, Douglas Townsend
• genre: Experimental film
• released on 15 March 1957 (57 years ago)

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