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Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)
Directed by Steven Zaillian
“Every journey begins with a single move.”
Drama · 1h 50m
A seven-year-old chess prodigy refuses to harden himself in order to become a champion like the famous but unlikable Bobby Fischer.
Cast
Max Pomeranc
Josh Waitzkin
Joe Mantegna
Fred Waitzkin
Joan Allen
Bonnie Waitzkin
Ben Kingsley
Bruce Pandolfini
Laurence Fishburne
Vinnie
M
Michael Nirenberg
Jonathan Poe
Robert Stephens
Poe's Teacher
David Paymer
Kalev
Hal Scardino
Morgan
William H. Macy
Tunafish Father
Vasek Simek
Russian Park Player
Dan Hedaya
Tournament Director
Crew
- Director
- Steven Zaillian
- Screenplay
- Steven Zaillian
- Novel
- Fred Waitzkin
- Director of Photography
- Conrad Hall
- Original Music Composer
- James Horner
- Editor
- Wayne Wahrman
- Producer
- William Horberg, Scott Rudin
Details
- Release date
- 1993-08-13
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Genres
- Drama
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Mirage Enterprises, Scott Rudin Productions, Paramount Pictures
- Budget
- $12,000,000
- Box office
- $7,266,383