The World Champion

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The World Champion
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StarringKonstantin KhabenskiyIvan YankovskyVladimir Vdovichenkov
DirectorAlexey Sidorov
NR 2 hr 25 minDrama
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Plot
Some sporting victories are about more than just claiming a title. Some of them go down in history. The film follows the most dramatic and legendary showdown in the history of chess – the match between Anatoly Karpov, then world champion, and Viktor Korchnoi, a recent emigrant from the USSR. In this battle between two outstanding chess players, a duel of personalities under immense psychological pressure, the stakes are incomprehensibly high.

Movie Details

Movie Budget:$7,535,000
Original Language:Russian
Executive Producers:Michael Kitaev
Production Companies:Studio Trite, Central Partnership, KIT Film Studio
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