The Great Chess Movie

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The Great Chess Movie (1982)

Directed by Camille Coudari, Gilles Carle

Documentary · 1h 19m

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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Cast

Pascal Rollin Narrator (voice) Anatoli Karpov Self
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Viktor Kortchnoi Self Fernando Arrabal Self
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Boris Spassky Self Bobby Fischer Self (archive footage)

Crew

Director
Camille Coudari, Gilles Carle
Director of Photography
Pierre Letarte, Thomas Vámos
Editor
Yves Leduc
Producer
Hélène Verrier

Details

Original title
Jouer sa vie
Release date
1982-09-10
Runtime
1h 19m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
FR
Spoken languages
French
Countries
Canada
Production
ONF | NFB, Société Radio-Canada