The Great Chess Movie (1982)

The Great Chess Movie (1982)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1982-09-10 Canada 79 Min. PG-13
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Documentary

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.

Cast

Pascal Rollin is Narrator (voice)
Narrator (voice)
Anatoli Karpov is Self
Self
Viktor Kortchnoi is Self
Self
Fernando Arrabal is Self
Self
Boris Spassky is Self
Self
Bobby Fischer is Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)

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