CinemaOSMovie · 1982 · 1h 19m · NR

The Great Chess Movie

75%(2)IMDbDocumentary

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 byCamille Coudari, Gilles Carle

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 19m
Language
FR
Released
September 10, 1982
Studios
ONF | NFBSociété Radio-Canada

Featuring

Cast & crew

6 credited
Starring
Pascal Rollin

Pascal Rollin

Narrator (voice)

Anatoli Karpov

Anatoli Karpov

Self

Viktor Kortchnoi

Self

Fernando Arrabal

Fernando Arrabal

Self

Boris Spassky

Self

Bobby Fischer

Bobby Fischer

Self (archive footage)

Creative team
Directed by
Camille Coudari
Gilles Carle
Gilles Carle
Produced by
Hélène Verrier

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