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The Great Chess Movie

The Great Chess Movie

7.5(2)

1h 19m

1982

Released

fr

Overview

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.

Release Date

September 10, 1982

Production

ONF | NFB, Société Radio-Canada

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Cast

6 people

Pascal Rollin

Pascal Rollin

Pascal Rollin

Narrator (voice)

Acting

Anatoli Karpov

Anatoli Karpov

Anatoli Karpov

Self

Acting

Viktor Kortchnoi

Viktor Kortchnoi

Self

Acting

Fernando Arrabal

Fernando Arrabal

Fernando Arrabal

Self

Acting

Boris Spassky

Boris Spassky

Self

Acting

Bobby Fischer

Bobby Fischer

Bobby Fischer

Self (archive footage)

Acting

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