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The Great Chess Movie

09/10/1982

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1hr 20min

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Documentary

STORY

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.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Pascal Rollin
  • Bobby Fischer
  • Anatoli Karpov
  • Viktor Kortchnoi
  • Fernando Arrabal

    Directors

  • Gilles Carle
  • Camille Coudari

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • ONF | NFB
  • Société Radio-Canada

    Production Countries

  • Canada

LANGUAGES

  • French

Cast

Pascal Rollin

Self - Narrator (voice)

Bobby Fischer

Self

Anatoli Karpov

Self

Viktor Kortchnoi

Self

Fernando Arrabal

Self

Boris Spassky

Self

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