The Great Chess Movie

IMDb 7.0 1982 β€’ 79 min β€’ Documentary

Director

Gilles Carle

Country

CA

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Pascal Rollin
Pascal Rollin Narrator (voice)
Anatoli Karpov
Anatoli Karpov Self
Viktor Kortchnoi
Viktor Kortchnoi Self
Fernando Arrabal
Fernando Arrabal Self
Boris Spassky
Boris Spassky Self