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The Great Chess Movie

Jouer sa vie

Movie 1982 TMDB 7.5/10 Released

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.

The Great Chess Movie is a movie first shown in 1982. Runtime is 79 minutes. Status: Released. Genres: Documentary. TMDB score 7.5/10 from 2 votes.

79mRuntime
2TMDB votes

Title details

Type
Movie
Original title
Jouer sa vie
Release year
1982
Release date
September 10, 1982
Status
Released
Runtime
79 minutes
Genres
Documentary
Production companies
ONF | NFB, Société Radio-Canada
Director
Gilles Carle, Camille Coudari
TMDB rating
7.5/10 (2 votes)
TMDB
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Official website
www.nfb.ca

Cast

Pascal Rollin

Pascal Rollin

Narrator (voice)

Anatoli Karpov

Anatoli Karpov

Self

V

Viktor Kortchnoi

Self

Fernando Arrabal

Fernando Arrabal

Self

B

Boris Spassky

Self

Bobby Fischer

Bobby Fischer

Self (archive footage)

Characters

  • Narrator (voice) voiced by Pascal Rollin
  • Self voiced by Anatoli Karpov
  • Self voiced by Viktor Kortchnoi
  • Self voiced by Fernando Arrabal
  • Self voiced by Boris Spassky
  • Self (archive footage) voiced by Bobby Fischer

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