The Great Chess Movie

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The Great Chess Movie

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.

Original Title

Jouer sa vie

Release Date

1982-09-10

Year

1982

Duration

1h 19m

Status

Released

Score

7.00

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Cast

Pascal Rollin

Pascal Rollin

Narrator (voice)

Anatoli Karpov

Anatoli Karpov

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Viktor Kortchnoi

Fernando Arrabal

Fernando Arrabal

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Boris Spassky

Bobby Fischer

Bobby Fischer

Self (archive footage)