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.
- Released
- 1982-09-10
- Genres
- Documentary
- Runtime
- 79 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Camille Coudari, Gilles Carle
- TMDB rating
- 7.5/10 from 2 votes
Cast
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