The Great Chess Movie (1983)

Name: The Great Chess Movie
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1983-04-06
Duration: 1 hr 20 min
Rating: 70
Cast: Pascal Rollin, Bobby Fischer, Anatoli Karpov, Fernando Arrabal

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StarringPascal RollinBobby FischerAnatoli Karpov

DirectorsGilles CarleCamille Coudari

NR 1 hr 20 minApr 6th, 1983Documentary

Plot

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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