The Great Chess Movie

The Great Chess Movie (1982)


  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release Date: 1982-09-10
  • User Rating: 7/10 from 1 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 20min
  • Language: Français
  • Production Company: ONF | NFB
  • Production Country: Canada
  • Directors: Camille Coudari, Gilles Carle.
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Summary

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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  • Pascal Rollin

    as Self - Narrator (voice)
  • Bobby Fischer

    as Self
  • Anatoli Karpov

    as Self
  • Viktor Kortchnoi

    as Self
  • Fernando Arrabal

    as Self
  • Boris Spassky

    as Self
Directing Camille Coudari Director
Directing Gilles Carle Director
Production Camille Coudari Researcher
Production Hélène Verrier Producer
Sound Michel B. Bordeleau Sound Editor
Camera Thomas Vamos Director of Photography
Editing Yves Leduc Editor
Camera Pierre Letarte Director of Photography
Sound Jean-Pierre Joutel Sound Re-Recording Mixer