The Great Chess Movie
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.
Directed by Camille Coudari
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Cast
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Pascal Rollin Narrator (voice) -
Anatoli Karpov Self - Viktor Kortchnoi Self
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Fernando Arrabal Self - Boris Spassky Self
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Bobby Fischer Self (archive footage)
Make it a double feature
3h 3m together
The Great Chess Movie
Jumanji
A close match in mood and era.
