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Queen Sacrifice (1988)

30m

Running Time

July 4, 1988
Release Date

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Queen Sacrifice (1988)

Name: Queen Sacrifice
Genre: Romance, Comedy, Drama
Released: 1988-07-04

30m

Running Time

July 4, 1988
Release Date

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Plot.

Davey, a talented young chess player, and Wil Bevan, his history teacher, are in Bournemouth for the British Chess Championships. When Davey meets up with Helen, a punk girl from London, Wil is faced with the problem of steering his charge through the championship and the trauma of first love.

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Cast & Crew.

Richard Davies

Wil Bevan

Lisa Climie

Helen

Duane Phillips

Davey

Pat Cleary

Pat Mullen

Mathew Grey

Nigel Miles

Marjorie Bell

Grandmother

Derek Chapman

Spiv

Derek Head

Spiv

Terry Baker

Rocky Rook

Jill Davies

Davey's Mum

Dewi Peters

Davey's Dad

Tim Davies

Off Licence Owner

Rhoda Mogford

Davey's Girlfriend

Stephen Barry

Tournament Official

Julian Richards

Director / Casting / Writer

Julian Nott

Music

James Macwhinney

Cinematography

Mark Talbot-Butler

Editor

Details.

Release Date
July 4, 1988

Status
Released

Running Time
30m

Genres
Romance Comedy Drama

Last updated: 2025-02-16

Wiki.

Queen Sacrifice is a 30-minute short film written and directed by Julian Richards in 1988 whilst he was a film student at Bournemouth and Poole College of Art and Design and is based on his childhood experience as a school boy chess champion.

The cast includes Richard Davies, Duane Phillips, Lisa Climie and the music was composed by Julian Nott.

The 16mm short was filmed on location in Trehafod in the Rhondda Valley and in Bournemouth.