The Great Chess Movie
movie
View on VideBits →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.
Cast & crew
Anatoli Karpov · Gilles Carle · Fernando Arrabal · Camille Coudari · Viktor Kortchnoi · Bobby Fischer · Pascal Rollin · Boris Spassky