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The Great Chess Movie (1982)

The Great Chess Movie (1982)

Documentary
Release Date: 1982, September 10
Directors: Gilles Carle, Camille Coudari
Countries: Canada
Production: ONF | NFB, Société Radio-Canada
Cast: Bobby Fischer, Fernando Arrabal, Anatoli Karpov, Pascal Rollin, Viktor Kortchnoi, Boris Spassky

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.

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board game