THE GREAT CHESS MOVIE
Directed by Camille Coudari
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.
Cast
Pascal Rollin
Narrator (voice)
Anatoli Karpov
Self
Viktor Kortchnoi
Self
Fernando Arrabal
Self
Boris Spassky
Self
Bobby Fischer
Self (archive footage)
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Who would enjoy this
Recommended for
- ✓people who enjoy learning through film
- ✓viewers who appreciate critically recognized cinema
May not appeal to
- –those seeking nonstop action
- –those looking for narrative fiction
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