The Great Chess Movie

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.

Genre: Documentary ,

Country: Canada ,

Production Companies: ONF | NFB, Société Radio-Canada,

Type: movie

Duration: 1h 20m

Quality: HD

Release: 1982-09-10

Rating: 7