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The Great Chess Movie

1982 • 1h19m Documentary

Rating

7.0/10

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1

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.

Details

Director

Camille Coudari

Gilles Carle

Cast

Pascal Rollin

Anatoli Karpov

Viktor Kortchnoi

Release date

9/10/1982

Status

Released

Origin country

CA

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1