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.
Release Date : Sep 10, 1982
Genres : Documentary
Production Company : ONF | NFB, Société Radio-Canada
Production Countries : Canada
Original Language : Français
Casts : Pascal Rollin, Anatoli Karpov, Viktor Kortchnoi, Fernando Arrabal, Boris Spassky, Bobby Fischer
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Status : Released
Budget : 0
Revenue : 0