The Great Chess Movie
The Great Chess Movie

The Great Chess Movie

September 10, 1982 | 79 min

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.

Genres

Documentary

Cast

Naomi Scott

Pascal Rollin

Naomi Scott

Анатолий Карпов

Naomi Scott

Viktor Kortchnoi

Naomi Scott

Fernando Arrabal

Naomi Scott

Boris Spassky

Naomi Scott

Bobby Fischer

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