Basic Info
Release: September 10, 1982
Runtime: 79 min
Rating: ⭐ 7.0/10 (1 votes)
Status: Released
The Great Chess Movie
1982
79 min
⭐ 7.0/10
1 votes
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.
Genres
Documentary
Production Countries
- Canada
Spoken Languages
- French fr
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Cast
Pascal Rollin
Narrator (voice)
Anatoli Karpov
Self
Viktor Kortchnoi
Self
Fernando Arrabal
Self
Boris Spassky
Self
Bobby Fischer
Self (archive footage)
Crew
Camille Coudari
Director
Gilles Carle
Director
Hélène Verrier
Producer
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