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.
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Frederick Kiesler as The Minotaur
Hans Richter Writer
Hans Richter Director
Marcel Duchamp Co-Director
Jean Cocteau Director
Douglas Townsend Original Music Composer
Robert Abramson Original Music Composer
John Gruen Original Music Composer
Italy 10 September 1955
United States 15 March 1957
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