Movie Details
Theatrical Release:April 6th, 1983
Original Language:French
Production Companies:ONF | NFB, Société Radio-Canada
The Great Chess Movie on the Web:Official Website
The Great Chess Movie (1983)
Audience Score
Plot
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.
