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.

Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

79 min

Cast:

Pascal Rollin, Anatoli Karpov, Viktor Kortchnoi

Quality:

HD

Director:

Camille Coudari, Gilles Carle

Release:

1982

Country:

Canada

Rating:

7.5