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★ 7.5/10 1982 1h 19m Documentary

In this Gilles Carle feature documentary on the game of chess, the international chess match is cast as a classic Western shoot-out. Three chess greats dominate the film: Russia's Anatoly Karpov; Viktor Korchnoi, a Russian defector; and Ame…

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In this Gilles Carle feature documentary on the game of chess, the international chess match is cast as a classic Western shoot-out. Three chess greats dominate the film: Russia's Anatoly Karpov; Viktor Korchnoi, a Russian defector; and American Bobby Fischer. Chess aficionados Camille Coudari and Fernando Arrabal analyze the personalities and strategies of the players and comment on the interplay of politics and chess.

Movie details

Release date
1982-09-10
Runtime
1h 19m
Genres
Documentary
Rating
7.5/10 (2 votes)
Language
FR
Country
Canada
Directors
Camille Coudari, Gilles Carle

Cast

Pascal Rollin
Pascal Rollin
Narrator (voice)
Anatoli Karpov
Anatoli Karpov
Self
Viktor Kortchnoi
Viktor Kortchnoi
Self
Fernando Arrabal
Fernando Arrabal
Self
Boris Spassky
Boris Spassky
Self
Bobby Fischer
Bobby Fischer
Self (archive footage)

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