The Great Chess MovieMovie
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.
About The Great Chess Movie
The Great Chess Movie is a 1982 documentary movie directed by Camille Coudari, Gilles Carle.
The production information lists a runtime of 1h 19m, production credits from Canada, an original language code of FR.
The credited cast includes Pascal Rollin, Anatoli Karpov, Viktor Kortchnoi, Fernando Arrabal. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
