The Great Chess Movie
1982 • Documentary
7.5 (2)
Camille Coudari
Director
Gilles Carle
Director
Status
Released
Release date
September 10, 1982
Duration
79 Min
Language
fr
Popularity
0.3733
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Overview
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.















