The Great Chess Movie

The Great Chess Movie (1982)

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.

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  • Release Date: 1982-09-10
  • Runtime: 1h 20min
  • Directors: Gilles Carle, Camille Coudari.

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Cast

  • Pascal Rollin

    Self - Narrator (voice)

  • Bobby Fischer

    Self

  • Anatoli Karpov

    Self

  • Viktor Kortchnoi

    Self

  • Fernando Arrabal

    Self

  • Boris Spassky

    Self

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