Film
The Great Chess Movie
1982Directed by Camille Coudari, Gilles Carle
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- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 19m
About The Great Chess Movie
- Documentary
Synopsis
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.
- Directors
- Camille Coudari
- Gilles Carle
- Original title
- Jouer sa vie
