IMDB RATING
⭐ 7
Title: The Great Chess Movie
Genre: Documentary
Duration: 79 MINS
Year: 1982
Language: French
Quality: 4K Ultra HD

The Great Chess Movie (1982)

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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