The Great Chess Movie
Directed by Gilles Carle, Camille Coudari6.97.0
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.
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The Great Chess Movie was released on September 10, 1982.
The Great Chess Movie was directed by Gilles Carle, Camille Coudari.
The Great Chess Movie has a runtime of 79m.
The Great Chess Movie was produced by Hélène Verrier.
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.
The key characters in The Great Chess Movie are Narrator (voice) (Pascal Rollin), Self (Anatoli Karpov), Self (Viktor Kortchnoi).
The Great Chess Movie is rated Not Rated.
The Great Chess Movie is a Documentary film.
The Great Chess Movie has an audience rating of 6.9 out of 10.
The Great Chess Movie had a budget of $347K.