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The Great Chess Movie
1982, Sep 10
1h 20m
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.
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Camille Coudari, Gilles Carle
Anatoli Karpov
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Bobby Fischer
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Fernando Arrabal
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Pascal Rollin
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Viktor Kortchnoi
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Boris Spassky
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