Movie
The Great Chess Movie (1982)
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.
Director: Camille Coudari, Gilles Carle Starring: Pascal Rollin, Anatoli Karpov, Viktor Kortchnoi, Fernando Arrabal
The Great Chess Movie Cast
- Pascal Rollin as Narrator (voice)
- Anatoli Karpov as Self
- Viktor Kortchnoi as Self
- Fernando Arrabal as Self
- Boris Spassky as Self
- Bobby Fischer as Self (archive footage)
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