The Great Chess Movie

Name: The Great Chess Movie
Genre: Documentary
Released: 10 Sep 1982
Rating: 7.00
Cast: Pascal Rollin, Bobby Fischer, Anatoli Karpov, Viktor Kortchnoi, Fernando Arrabal

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.

Year: 1982

Genre: Documentary

Studio: ONF | NFB, Société Radio-Canada

Director: Gilles Carle, Camille Coudari

Cast: Pascal Rollin, Bobby Fischer, Anatoli Karpov, Viktor Kortchnoi, Fernando Arrabal, Boris Spassky

Crew: Gilles Carle (Director), Camille Coudari (Director), Hélène Verrier (Producer), Pierre Letarte (Director of Photography), Thomas Vamos (Director of Photography), Yves Leduc (Editor)

Runtime: 80 minutes

Release: Sep 10, 1982

IMDb: 7.00/10 by 1 users

Popularity: 3

Country: Canada

Language: Français