The Great Chess Movie
1982•NR•1h 19m•7.5•Released
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.
Director
Camille Coudari
Languages
French
Studio
ONF | NFB
Cast
Pascal Rollin
Narrator (voice)
Anatoli Karpov
Self
Viktor Kortchnoi
Self
Fernando Arrabal
Self
Boris Spassky
Self
Bobby Fischer
Self (archive footage)
Production
Company
ONF | NFB
Company
Société Radio-Canada
Producer
Hélène Verrier
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