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The Great Chess Movie (1982)

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.

  • Documentary

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Pascal RollinPascal RollinSelf - Narrator (voice)
  • Photo of Bobby FischerBobby FischerSelf
  • Photo of Anatoli KarpovAnatoli KarpovSelf
  • Photo of Viktor KortchnoiViktor KortchnoiSelf
  • Photo of Fernando ArrabalFernando ArrabalSelf
  • Photo of Boris SpasskyBoris SpasskySelf

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