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    The Great Chess Movie

    79'

    1982-09-10

    7.5

    Documentary

    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.

    DirectingGilles Carle

    Cast

    1

    Narrator (voice)

    Pascal Rollin

    1

    Self

    Anatoli Karpov

    1

    Self

    Viktor Kortchnoi

    1

    Self

    Fernando Arrabal

    1

    Self

    Boris Spassky

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    Bobby Fischer

    Details:

    • Budget: 0
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. Canada
    • List of languages:
      1. French
    • List of companies:
      1. ONF | NFB
      2. Société Radio-Canada
    • Vote Count: 2
    • Popularity: 0.5467
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:Jouer sa vie

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