Film·1982·NR·1h 19m

The Great Chess Movie

Documentary

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.

Directed by Gilles Carle, Camille Coudari

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6 credited

Pascal Rollin
Pascal RollinNarrator (voice)
Anatoli Karpov
Anatoli KarpovSelf
Viktor Kortchnoi
Viktor KortchnoiSelf
Fernando Arrabal
Fernando ArrabalSelf
Boris Spassky
Boris SpasskySelf
Bobby Fischer
Bobby FischerSelf (archive footage)

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