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.
Made in CA
7.5/10
1982
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Cast
Pascal Rollin
As Narrator (voice)
Anatoli Karpov
As Self
Viktor Kortchnoi
As Self
Fernando Arrabal
As Self
Boris Spassky
As Self
Bobby Fischer
As Self (archive footage)
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