The Great Chess Movie

Explore The Great Chess Movie (1982), including ReelBot’s take, cast, runtime, where to watch, and similar movies worth adding to your list.

1982 · 79 min · NR · Documentary · TMDB 7.5/10

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.

Directed by Camille Coudari

Cast

• Pascal Rollin — Narrator (voice)
• Anatoli Karpov — Self
• Viktor Kortchnoi — Self
• Fernando Arrabal — Self
• Boris Spassky — Self