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The Queen's Gambit
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  • Episode aired Oct 23, 2020
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  • 59m
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Bill Camp and Isla Johnston in The Queen's Gambit (2020)
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Sent to an orphanage at age 9, Beth develops an uncanny knack for chess and a growing dependence on the green tranquilizers given to the children.Sent to an orphanage at age 9, Beth develops an uncanny knack for chess and a growing dependence on the green tranquilizers given to the children.Sent to an orphanage at age 9, Beth develops an uncanny knack for chess and a growing dependence on the green tranquilizers given to the children.

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    • Scott Frank
  • Writers
    • Scott Frank
    • Walter Tevis
  • Stars
    • Anya Taylor-Joy
    • Bill Camp
    • Moses Ingram
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    8.4/10
    14K
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    • Director
      • Scott Frank
    • Writers
      • Scott Frank
      • Walter Tevis
    • Stars
      • Anya Taylor-Joy
      • Bill Camp
      • Moses Ingram
    • 39User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
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    Anya Taylor-Joy
    Anya Taylor-Joy
    • Beth Harmon
    Bill Camp
    Bill Camp
    • Mr. Shaibel
    Moses Ingram
    Moses Ingram
    • Jolene
    Isla Johnston
    Isla Johnston
    • Young Beth Harmon
    Christiane Seidel
    Christiane Seidel
    • Helen Deardorff
    Rebecca Root
    Rebecca Root
    • Miss Lonsdale
    Chloe Pirrie
    Chloe Pirrie
    • Alice Harmon
    Akemnji Ndifornyen
    Akemnji Ndifornyen
    • Mr. Fergusson
    Clement Guyot
    • Tournament Director
    • (as Clément Guyot)
    Frederic Stromenger
    • Man in Elevator
    • (as Frédéric Stromenger)
    Mia-Luisa Schrader
    • Girl in Elevator
    Simon Jensen
    • Alec Bergland
    Marcin Dorocinski
    Marcin Dorocinski
    • Vasily Borgov
    Andruscha Hilscher
    • Russian Voice
    Iskander Madjitov
    • Another Russian
    Drew Doyle
    • Cop #1
    Paul Johnston
    Paul Johnston
    • Cop #2
    Jenny Galloway
    Jenny Galloway
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      • Scott Frank
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      • Scott Frank
      • Walter Tevis
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    • Trivia
      The poem being read in class roughly halfway through this episode is "Not Waving but Drowning" by British poet Stevie Smith. It was published in 1957 as part of a collection of the same title.
    • Goofs
      Orphanages in Kentucky weren't desegregated until the 1960s, so in 1957 there wouldn't have been black and white orphans together in the same one.
    • Quotes
      • Young Beth Harmon: What surprised me, was how bad they played.
    • Connections
      Features The Robe (1953)
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      Bringing In the Sheaves
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      Written by Knowles Shaw

      Performed by Rebecca Root and children

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    • Release date
      • October 23, 2020 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Berlin, Germany
    • Production companies
      • Flitcraft
      • Wonderful Films
      • Netflix
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    • Runtime
      • 59m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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