The Great Chess Movie

19821 h 19 min 40 secFilm: Documentary

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Direction: Gilles CarleCamille Coudari

Production: Hélène Verrier

Produced in collaboration with la Société Radio-Canada.

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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Subject categories


  • Sports and Leisure > CompetitionsGames and Sports

Credits


director
Gilles Carle
Camille Coudari
producer
Hélène Verrier
photography
Pierre Letarte
Thomas Vamos
editing
Yves Leduc
sound editing
Michel B. Bordeleau
re-recording
Jean-Pierre Joutel
narrator
Bondfield Marcoux
cast
Fernando Arrabal
Bobby Fisher
Anatoly Karpov
Viktor Kortchnoi
Boris Spassky

Awards


  • International Press AwardMontreal World Film Festival
  • Honorable MentionGolden Gate Awards Competition & International Film Festival