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.
Revenue:
$N/A
Date Released:
09/10/1982
Cast
Pascal Rollin
Self - Narrator (voice)
Bobby Fischer
Self
Anatoli Karpov
Self
Viktor Kortchnoi
Self
Fernando Arrabal
Self
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